Libya Flag

Libya Flag
According to Omar Faiek Shennib, the creator of the flag, "red was selected for the blood sacrificed for the freedom of Libya, black to remember the dark days that Libyans lived under the occupation of the Italians (Italian Libya) and green to represent its primary wealth, agriculture. The star and crescent were placed within the black central strip of the flag as a reference to the Senussi flag and the role of King Idris in leading the country to independence.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Location/Geography/Environment/Climate

 Location
  • In North Africa
  • between Algeria, Tunisia, & Egypt
  • on the Mediterranean
  •  Coordinates 25 00 N, 17 00 E
Geography
  • 1,759,540 sq km of land
  • only 1,770km of coastline
  • Mostly Sahara desert
  • 4th largest country in Africa
  • Large oil deposits
  • Crossroads of North Africa and the Arab world
  • 0.99% of land is arable, 0.19% is permanent crops
  • few geographical features, mostly flat undulating plains and plateaus

Resources
  • Petroleum
    • 1.483 million bbl/day
  • Natural Gas
    • 7.855 billion cu m
  • Gypsum

 
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