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Libya

Northern Africa

Capital
Tripoli
Population
7.1 million (2026)
Currency
Libyan Dinar LYD
Plugs
CFL 230 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Libya highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Libya Type C Type F socket, as found in Libya Type F Type L socket, as found in Libya Type L

Libya uses Types C, F and L sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

LYD Libyan Dinar LYD

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 5.30 LYD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 34 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Libya are about 34% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Arabicofficial74%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Libya is on UTC+2, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Libya drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Independence Day

February 2027

  • Anniversary of the February 17 Revolution

March 2027

  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)

May 2027

  • Labor Day
  • Day of Arafah (estimated)
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)

June 2027

  • Islamic New Year Day (estimated)

August 2027

  • National Environmental Sanitation Day
  • Prophet's Birthday (estimated)

September 2027

  • Martyrs' Day

October 2027

  • Liberation Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 4 Do not travel

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

  • FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country
  • FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country

Updated 2026-07-21. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+218
Internet domain
.ly
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Saturday
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Coat of arms or emblem of Libya
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Libya.svg, Public domain. Arms: Seal of the Government of National Unity (Libya).svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.