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The uprising of 2011
2011
Libyan uprising
Wikipedia
Interim
Transitional National Council
The opposition website
Libya
Alhurra
Online TV channel
A
vision of a democratic Libya
Statement by Interim National Council, 29 March 2011
Draft
Constitutional Charter
National Tranistional Council, August 2011 (full text, pdf)
UN
Security Council resolution 1973
17 March, 2011
UN
Security Council resolution 1970
26 February 2011
Libya
and its tribes
Tribal aspects of the uprising. Brian Whitaker's blog, 2 March 2011.
Muammar
Gaddafi: method in his 'madness'
Brian Whitaker, Comment Is Free, 23 Feb 2011
Basic information
Latest news
from Libya
Wikipedia
History, politics, geography, economy and more
Libya:
a country study
Detailed information from the US Library of Congress
CIA
World Factbook - Libya
Nationmaster:
Libya
A compilation of facts and figures from many sources
Medea - Libya
(European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab
Cooperation)
BBC
country profile - Libya
Maps
of Libya
Local time
Local
weather
Currency converter
Libyan dinar (LYD)
Communications
in Libya (Wikipedia)
National
flag of Libya
National
anthem
Audio, lyrics and sheet music (National Anthems Reference Page).
See also previous national anthem (1951-69).
Languages of Libya
Ethnologue Database
The
Lockerbie bombing
Wikipedia on the crash of Pan Am flight 103
Lockerbie
documents
The investigation, trial and UN sanctions
Politics
Constitutional
background
Text
of current constitution - 11 Dec 1969
Declaration
on the Establishment of the Authority of the People -
1977
Previous
constitution
(1951-69)
Full text of the constitution that was in
place before
Qadhafi's takeover
Constitutional
information
Law Library of Congress
Elections
and parliament (Medea)
List of government ministers
(CIA)
Heads of state and prime ministers
Historical list
(ZPC database)
Colonel
Who?
Thirty-two different ways to spell the Libyan leader's name.
The Green Book of
Colonel Qadhafi.
Escape
to Hell
A short story by Colonel Qadhafi
National Front for the Salvation of Libya
Opposition group's web site (English and Arabic)
Human
rights reports
History
Libya
timeline
A chronology of key events
(from the BBC)
Libya:
a country study
Includes a substantial historical section
Italian
occupation and the Libyan Resistance
From 1911 until 1945 Libya was occupied by Italy. With photographs.
Media
Libyan
newspapers
Press
freedom and censorship
Travel
US State
Department
Consular information and travel advice
British Foreign Office
Travel advice
Lonely
Planet
Online tourist guide to Libya
Libyan Arab Airlines
The national airline
Electricity
and phones (Steve Kropla)
Plugs, sockets, TV system, mobile roaming, etc.
Lepcis
Magna
A World Heritage archaeological site near Tripoli, originally founded by the Phoenicians in the 10th Century BC
Economy
Libya
and the IMF
Economic
news and data (zawya.com)
Libyan
exports
(Medea)
Libyan
imports
(Medea)
Oil,
gas, and electricity
US Energy Information Administration
Water
in Libya
Aquastat country profile
The Great Man-Made River project
An ambitious scheme to bring water from the southern part of Libya to irrigate northern
agricultural areas
The Great Manmade River
(Medea)
Internet
Welcome to Libya
An
untitled site covering all things Libyan, from the Colonel's speeches to the invention of
a rocket car.
Libya Online
Libya Web
Mathaba.net
(Australian Revolutionary
Committees)
Mylibya.com
Libyan literature and art
(in Arabic, via Ibrahim Ighneiwa)
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