LibyaLibya is located at the northern tip of Africa and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This fairly large country is also known as the Libyan Republic. Libya has 3 provinces and 22 districts, which would be equivalent to the states of the United States of America. Libya has a very controversial history. It ranges from the reign of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship and numerous terrorist attacks to the quiet, lifeless desert that makes up most of the country. The population of Libya is 6,244,174 people (Factbook 1). The country's official language is Arabic, but Italian and English are also widely understood in all urban regions of the country (Factbook 2). The Muslim religion represents 97% of the population, Christianity 2% and other religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism total less than 1% of the population (Factbook 2). Libya operates under a transitional government (Factbook 3). Since 1969, Libya had been under the control of Muammar Gaddafi and a dictatorship as a government (BBC 1). In 2011, Gaddafi was killed by Libya's own rebel forces and a new president was elected in 2012 (BBC 1). Libya now operates under a democratic government. The Libyan economy depends largely on oil drilling and gas production (LIbyan Culture 4). These two major components of the Libyan economy represent 96% of their exports and 98% of government revenues (Libyan Culture 4). In Libyan culture, marriages are arranged by the parents of the girl or boy (Libyan Culture 5). Moreover, when the boy or girl who has decided that he is ready to marry, he must marry someone from his family (Libyan Culture 5). Finally, girls are allowed to marry at the age of fourteen, and boys have to wash... middle of paper ... yeah, people finally realizing that the misrule of their country had really reached its peak paroxysm. close (BBC 2).Page cited by the work "Libya - Language, culture, customs and etiquette." The translation agency for a complete professional translation service. Np, February 3, 2012. Web. May 22, 2014. “Geography”. Info please. Infoplease, September 8, 2009. Web. May 22, 2014. “The story of Muammar Gaddafi.” BBC News. Np, November 17, 2013. Web. May 22, 2014."" Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, March 26, 2012. Web. May 22, 2014. “Countries and their cultures”. Culture of Libya. Np, May 2, 2010. Web. May 22, 2014. “GEOGRAPHY”. Geography of Libya, reliefs. Np, December 10, 2008. Web. May 22, 2014. Oakes, John. “History of Libya”. Libya. : Ebook, . . Print.Bruce, Ronald. “Gaddafi”. Libya under Gaddafi. : ebook, 2013. . Print.