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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Libya \Libya\ prop. n.
A country in Northern Africa, between Egypt and Tunisia,
bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It also borders on Algeria,
Chad, Niger, and Sudan. It is an Arabic-speaking country with
over 97% of the population Sunni Moslem. The population in
1995 was about 5,248,000. The capital is Tripoli.
[WordNet 1.5]

Note: Until the formation of the modern nation of Libya in
1952, the name had been applied to the same territory
that had been ruled by Italy, and after World War II,
by Britain and France. In ancient times, Libya was the
name given to all of that part of Africa between Egypt
and the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes to Africa as a
whole.
[1913 Webster PJC]