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Libya
Internet Usage Stats and Market Reports
Libya officially - the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - is a country in north Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa by area, and the 17th largest in the world. The capital, Tripoli, is home to almost two million people. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan, and Cyrenaica. Libya has a high GDP, due to its large petroleum reserves and low population. The flag of Libya consists of a green field. It is the only national flag in the world with just one color and no design, insignia, or other details.
Libyan Internet Usage and Population Growth:
YEAR
Users
Population
% Pen.
Usage Source
2000
50,000
31,795,500
0.2 %
ITU
2005
1,920,000
33,033,546
5.8 %
2007
2,460,000
33,506,567
7.3 %
2008
3,500,000
33,769,669
10.4 %
2009
323,000
6,324,357
12.0 %
Internet Usage Statistics:
323,000 Internet users as of Sept/09, 5.1% of the population, according to ITU.
Latest Population Estimate:
6,324,357 population for 2009, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross National Income:
GNI per capita ('08) is US$ 11,590 according to the World Bank.
Country Area:
1,777,060 sq km
Country Statistics:
Libya Statistics
Libya Online Page.
Libya Search Engines and Directories:
Libya Yellow Pages
The Libya Index from the Yellow Pages Directory
Libya
Libya Profile by the BBC of London.
al-bab Libya
Libya Search Engines, Web Directories, Portal Site with links
dmoz Directory
Algeria regional directory.
Libya Basic Information
Libya data from the CIA World Factbook.
Libya profile in Wikipedia
Libya National Statistics Office.
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Libya - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics & Forecasts
Algeria Telecommunications Market Report
Algeria’s mobile market exceeded all expectations when it continued to grow by around 200% for the fourth year in a row and soared past the 45% penetration mark. The country’s fixed-line market lags behind the other relatively affluent North African countries, but accelerated developments in this sector can be expected from 2006 onwards resulting from the upcoming privatisation of the country’s incumbent telco, Algerie Telecom, the recent launch of second fixed-line operator Lacom, a nationwide WiMAX network and several VoIP Internet telephony providers. Improved fixed-line and wireless infrastructure will also stimulate the country’s underdeveloped Internet market, as will the introduction of Third Generation (3G) mobile technology which is currently being trialed. Read more.
Further reading on Algeria Telecommunications:
Algeria Telecommunications Key Statistics Report
Get the latest information about Key Statistics,
Regulatory and Fixed-Line telecommunications in Algeria.
Algeria Mobile Market Report
Algeria’s mobile market exceeded all expectations when it continued to grow
by around 200% four years in a row and soared past the 80% penetration mark.
Arabji Libya Website
Libya news, lifestyle, money, news, sports, politics,
top stories, and important links can be found here.
Libya Newspapers Links
Most important daily news and information from Libya here.
Libya Country Analysis Brief
Brief economic and energy sector overview of Libya. Following years of civil war and political unrest, Algeria now is experiencing a significant economic upturn, in large part aided by strong oil and natural gas export revenues. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to reach 6.4 percent in 2006, following estimated growth of 5.2 percent in 2005. The sharp increase in oil export revenues that Algeria has enjoyed during the past few years has caused the country's foreign reserves to rebound sharply. In late 2005, foreign reserves totaled over $56 billion, compared to $43 billion and $32 billion at the end of 2004 and 2003, respectively. recommended reading.
