 | | Area : 679,358 sq mi (1,759,540 sq km) | | Population : 5,631,585 (growth rate: 2.4%); birth rate: 27.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 25.7/1000; life expectancy: 76.3; density per sq mi: 8 | | Languages : Arabic, Italian and English widely understood in major cities | | | Religion: Islam (Sunni) 97% | | Monetary unit: Libyan dinar | | Ethnicity/race: Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians | | Literacy rate: 83% (2003 est.) | |
