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  AllRefer.com - Libya - Transportation And Telecommunications in Libya - Transportation | Libyan Information Resource
AllRefer.com - Libya - Transportation And Telecommunications in Libya - Transportation
Although the transportation and communications sector was a relatively unimportant contributor to GDP (5.2 percent in 1984), it absorbed a large share of the annual development budgets.
Civil aviation in Libya in 1987 was the responsibility of the Secretariat of Communications, which operated all airports, and the Civil Aviation Institute, which trained all personnel.
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  Libya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībiyā), officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية ﺍﻟﻌﻆﻤﻰ), is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt on the east, Sudan on the southeast, Chad and Niger on the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
Libya remained part of their empire, although at times virtually autonomous, until Italy invaded in 1911 and, in the face of years of resistance, made Libya a colony.
It is bound to the west by Tunisia and Algeria, the southwest by Niger, the south by Chad and Sudan and to the east by Egypt.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Libya   (3640 words)

  
 Libya - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Libya, officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية ﺍﻟﻌﻆﻤﻰ is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt on the east, Sudan on the southeast, Chad and Niger on the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
When Libya declared its independence on 24 December 1951, it was the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations and one of the first former European possessions in Africa to gain independence.
Libya has a small population within its large territory, with a population density of about 3 persons per square kilometre (8.5/mi²) in the two northern regions of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, and less than one person per square kilometre (1.6/mi²) elsewhere.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Libya   (3013 words)

  
 Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
The sanctions were lifted on September 12, 2003, after Libya agreed to accept responsibility and make payment of US $2.7 billion to the families of those who died in the bombing.
In practice, however, Libya is essentially a dictatorship, with Qadhafi ruling by decree, assisted by a small clique of military and political officials.
On December 19, 2003, Libya admitted having had a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program and simultaneously announced its intention to end it and dismantle all existing WMD to be verified by unconditional inspections.
www.worldslastchance.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Libya   (1626 words)

  
 Libya - Wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
In Greek mythology, Libya was a daughter of Memphis and Epaphus.
Note that in ancient Greece, the word Libya is used in a broader meaning, encompassing all of Africa.
Libya's wars against other Arab states are discussed in the entry on the Middle_East_conflict.
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 Libya TRANSPORTATION
Transportation varies from dirt tracks suitable for camels and donkeys to a coastal highway extending for 1,822 km (1,132 mi) between the Tunisian and Egyptian borders.
Libya's two railway lines were closed down in the mid-1960s.
Libya's two international airports are Tripoli Airport (34 km/21 mi south of Tripoli) and Benina Airport (19 km/12 mi from Banghazi).
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Libya-TRANSPORTATION.html   (354 words)

  
 Why War? Keywords: Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Monday he is keeping in force a declaration of national emergency against Libya despite Moammar Gadhafi's pledge to scrap all elements of his chemical and...
An I.A.E.A. resolution on Libya, passed by the agency's board of governors on Wednesday, is part of that c...
The deadline for men from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria was Dec. 16, the first in a series of deadlines to end in...
www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/places/libya   (979 words)

  
 Transport in Libya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Libya has had no railway in operation since 1965, all previous small systems having been dismantled.
Libya signed contracts with Bahne of Egypt and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios in 1998 for the supply of crossings and pointwork.
Car hire for self-drive is not recommended in Libya, although it is possible to hire a vehicle from agents in larger hotels.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transportation_in_Libya   (404 words)

  
 Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
In practice however Libya is essentially a dictatorship with Qadhafi ruling by decree assisted by a small clique of and political officials.
On December 19 2003 Libya admitted having had a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program and simultaneously announced its to end it and dismantle all existing to be verified by unconditional inspections.
Libya is a wonderful country yet to be discoveted, which only opened up to foreign tourism in year 2000 amidst a deep economic crisis caused by internal factors as well as a foreign embargo.
www.freeglossary.com /Libya   (1118 words)

  
 LIBYA : OUR HOME ليبيا وطننا
Libya: Libyan Mujahed: Ramadan al-Swehli ليبيا : المجاهد الليبي رمضان السويحلي
Libya: Libyan Mujahed: Sulaiman el-Barouni ليبيا : المجاهد الليبي سليمان الباروني
Libya: Libyan Mujahed Saleh al-Kailani al-Ataiwesh ليبيا : المجاهد الليبي صالح الكيلاني الأطيوش
www.libya-watanona.com /libya1   (3920 words)

  
 Bush Lifts Trade, Transportation Sanctions on Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Libya turned over nuclear weapons documentation, removed highly enriched uranium for its research reactor and equipment for uranium enrichment, allowed international personnel site access, and pledged to halt all military trade with countries of proliferation concern.
Libya has also agreed to an ongoing trilateral arrangement in which the United States, the United Kingdom and Libya will address any other WMD-related issues as well as to further projects for mutual cooperation such as redirection of Libyan WMD personnel.
We welcome Libya's formal renunciation of terrorism and Libyan support in the global war against terrorism, but we must establish confidence that Libya has made a strategic decision that is being carried out in practice by all Libyan agencies and officials.
www.usembassy.bg /embassy/bush_libya.html   (1747 words)

  
 LibyanActivity 08:1999 Explorer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Libya would like its gas production to expand to about three billion cubic feet daily by 2006, and one project aimed at achieving that goal is the development of the 1.5 trillion cubic feet Afshan gas field in the Murzuk Basin.
While the vast majority of Libya's large oil fields were discovered in the first decade of exploration from 1958 to 1969, recent developments have again piqued interest in the North African country, despite the political and logistical problems.
Libya's first oil discovery was made by Esso Standard in 1957 in the western Ghadames Basin and was a continuation of a Paleozoic trend that had yielded some big discoveries in eastern Algeria.
www.aapg.org /explorer/1999/08aug/libya.cfm   (1955 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
{{mainHistory of Libya}} Archaeological evidence indicates that from at least the eighth millennium BCE, Libya's coastal plain has shared in a Neolithic culture skilled in the domestication of cattle and cultivation of crops.
{{mainDemographics of Libya}} Libya has a small population within its large territory, with a population density of about 3 persons per square kilometre (8.5/mi²) in the two northern regions of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, and less than one person per square kilometre (1.6/mi²) elsewhere.
{{mainCulture of Libya}} Libyan culture is, to a certain extent, similar to that of its other Arab neighbour states and the Libyan people very much consider themselves as part of a wider Arab community.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Libya   (3640 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Libya
The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or Libya (Arabic: ليبيا) is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt and Tunisia.
On December 19, 2003, Libya admitted having had a weapons of mass destruction programme and simultaneously announced an intention to end it and dismantle all existing WMD.
Libya has also agreed to limit its long range missiles to just 300km.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Libya   (488 words)

  
 Libya
Libya is bordered by Tunisia and Algeria on the west, Niger and Chad on the south, and Sudan and Egypt on the east.
Libya's art and music are a part of its heritage from the Roman Empire and the Islamic world.
Libya's prosperity during this period is reflected by the Roman ruins in the cities of Leptis Magna, Sabrata, and Oea.
www.geocities.com /macosmet/libya.html   (1927 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - North Africa - Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Libya is a North African country, located on the Mediterranean coastal strip of the continent.
Libya is a land greatly affected by the ever-altering shape of the mighty Sahara's sands, and huge areas are in danger of being overpowered by this great natural force.
Libya has no rail network, although there are plans for the construction of a railroad in the future.
www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/africa/north-africa/libya   (501 words)

  
 Transportation Libya Africa Regional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Algeria appear to be attempting to...
Libya, Tunis to support and develop its relationsLibyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation, Libya - Jun 21, 2006...
between the two brotherly countries and to work to activate the custom work to facilitate the free movement of passengers, means of transportation and goods in...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Africa/Libya/Transportation   (297 words)

  
 Libya Transportation - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
Although the transportation and communications sector was a relatively unimportant contributor to GDP (5.2 percent in 1984), it absorbed a large share of the annual development budgets.
Libya has since sold a number of its tankers and in 1985 owned fourteen oil tankers and eighteen cargo ships.
Civil aviation in Libya in 1987 was the responsibility of the Secretariat of Communications, which operated all airports, and the Civil Aviation Institute, which trained all personnel.
www.photius.com /countries/libya/economy/libya_economy_transportation.html   (732 words)

  
 January 2007 Libya
Libya faces a long road ahead in liberalizing the socialist-oriented economy, but initial steps - including applying for WTO membership, reducing some subsidies, and announcing plans for privatization - are laying the groundwork for a transition to a more market-based economy.
Libya is hoping to reduce its dependency on oil as the country's sole source of income, and to increase investment in agriculture, tourism, fisheries, mining, and natural gas.
Similarly, Libya’s electricity demand is expected to increase rapidly in coming years, meaning that the country needs to invest billions of dollars in new generating capacity.
www.export.gov /articles/Libya_MoM.asp   (1118 words)

  
 Libya - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or Libya (Arabic: ليبيا, transliterated Lībiyyā) is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt on the east, Sudan on the southeast, Chad and Niger on the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
Relations between the UK and Libya became strained following the 1984 Libyan Embassy Siege.
You can find it there under the keyword Libya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libyaandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Libya   (1369 words)

  
 Transportation :: Libya : RSS Feeds : Gourt
Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Infrastructure includes the transport networks (roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, pipelines, etc.) that are used, as well as the nodes or terminals (such as airports, railway stations, bus stations and seaports).
Libya hopes to come in from the cold after freeing the Bulgarian nurses THE final outcome of the long-running saga of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor nonsensically convicted of deliberately infecting some 400 Libyan children with HIV/AIDS but suddenly freed this week and flown to Bulgaria is bizarre.
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 Transportation Of Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
When Libya declared its independence on December 24, 1951, it was the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations and one of the first former European posessions in Africa to gain independence.
In the west, in Libya, there is a widely dispersed group of oases in unconnected shallow depressions, the Kufra group, consisting of Tazerbo, Rebiana and Kufra.
Libya faces a long road ahead in liberalizing the socialist-oriented economy, but initial steps - including applying for WTO membership, reducing some subsidies, and announcing plans for privatization - are laying the groundwork for a transition to a more market-based economy.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/libya   (3094 words)

  
 The World Factbook -- Libya
UN sanctions were suspended in April 1999 and finally lifted in September 2003 after Libya resolved the Lockerbie case.
In December 2003, Libya announced that it had agreed to reveal and end its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction, and QADHAFI has made significant strides in normalizing relations with western nations since then.
This effort picked up steam after UN sanctions were lifted in September 2003 and as Libya announced in December 2003 that it would abandon programs to build weapons of mass destruction.
libya.noggle.com   (1382 words)

  
 Libya - General Information
Viewing himself as a revolutionary leader, he used oil funds during the 1970s and 1980s to promote his ideology outside Libya, even supporting subversives and terrorists abroad to hasten the end of Marxism and capitalism.
These oil revenues and a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, but little of this income flows down to the lower orders of society.
Following the suspension of UN sanctions in 1999, Libya has been trying to increase its attractiveness to foreign investors, and several foreign companies have visited in search of contracts.
www.mesteel.com /countries/libya   (1019 words)

  
 Libya - Gurupedia
Iran in its 1980-1988 war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq (see Iran-Iraq War), and its assistance for "liberation movements" in different parts of the world, many which were conducted by separatist terrorists such as: the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Gulf of Sidra, which Libya claimed as territorial waters but was not recognized internationally.
Libya was a daughter of Memphis and Epaphus.
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/libya.htm   (869 words)

  
 Libya Transportation, Libya
Driving in Libya may be hazardous, and there is a high accident rate.
Road conditions are poor, and public transportation, which is limited to occasional bus service, is poor.
Also, the period for which the bearer of a temporary work visa is authorized to remain in the United States is determined by the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security, not the consular officer.
creekin.net /k13743-n106-libya-transportation-libya.html   (375 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
UN sanctions were suspended in April 1999 and finally lifted in September 2003 after Libya resolved the Lockerbie case.
In December 2003, Libya announced that it had agreed to reveal and end its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction, and QADHAFI has made significant strides in normalizing relations with western nations since then.
Almost all US unilateral sanctions against Libya were removed in April 2004, helping Libya attract more foreign direct investment, mostly in the energy sector.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ly.html   (1374 words)

  
 U.S. Treasury - Sanctions Program Summaries - Libya
Libya Amended General License - effective August 6, 2004
This document is explanatory only and does not have the force of law.
The Executive Orders and implementing regulations dealing with Libya contain the legally binding provisions governing the sanctions and this document does not supplement or modify those Executive Orders or regulations.
www.treas.gov /offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/libya/libya_arch.shtml   (130 words)

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