Country Profile

The State of Libya is located in the Maghreb region in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. The sovereign state is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica.

  • Head of State:   MR. ABDULHAMEED MOHAMED EL DBEIBEH
  • Capital City:   Tripoli
  • Independence Day:  1954-12-24
  • Area/Size of country (km²):  1.76 million km�
  • Time Zone:   GMT+2
  • Languages:   Arabic
  • Currency:  Libyan Dinar
  • GDP:   $48.3 bn
  • Government Website link:  
  • Natural Resources:  petroleum, natural gas and gypsum

Ministry Responsible for COMESA Affairs 

Honourable Minister Mr. Mohamed Ali Al Huwayj

Minister of Economy and Trade

P.O Box 4779

TRIPOLI

Libya

Fax: +218314831394

Email: Libya_Zambia @yahoo.com


Permanent Representative to COMESA

Mr.  Abdulmonem A.H Eshanta
Charge d’Affaires a.i
Embassy of the State of Libya
4900, Los Angles Boulevard
P O Box 35319
LUSAKA, Zambia
Tel: +260(211) 253055/255388
Fax: +260(211) 251239
E-mail : libya_zambia@yahoo.com