Polity · 1969 CE – 2013 CE
Libyan Arab Republic
- Peak recorded area
- 1,614,020 km²
- 1969 CE
- Rulers on record
- 1
- from 1970 CE
- Data series
- 336
- 1969 CE–2013 CE
Overview
Muammar Gaddafi became the de facto leader of Libya on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of Libyan Army officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup d'état. When Idris was in Turkey for medical treatment, the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) headed by Gaddafi abolished the monarchy and the constitution and established the Libyan Arab Republic, with the motto "Unity, Freedom, Socialism".
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 2013 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 53 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Life Expectancy Female90 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 75.08years2013 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male90 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 70.01years2013 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration90 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 25.8Kpersons2013 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population90 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 6.3Mpersons2013 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy69 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 72.34years2013 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Age Dependency Ratio45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 55.51%2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Economy
6 of 118 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Cereal Production Tonnes45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 305.9Kmetric tons2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Cereal Yield Kg Per Ha45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 663.8kg per hectare2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Asses Stocks45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 29Khead2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Area Harvested45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 200Kha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Production45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 97Ktonnes2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Barley Yield45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 485hg_per_ha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 39 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.0014CINC (share of world capability)2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 31.5Mcoal-ton equivalents2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 712Ktons2013 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Mil Equip Amphibious Landing Ship44 obs · 1970 CE–2013 CE | 2count2013 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
| Mil Equip Patrol And Coastal Combatants Corvette44 obs · 1970 CE–2013 CE | 11count2013 CE · rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0 |
| Military Personnel43 obs · 1969 CE–2011 CE | 76Kpersons2011 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 51 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Land %45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 8.73%2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.9775%2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Arable Land per capita Ha45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.2728hectares per person2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 15.4Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 1.7Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Country Area45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 176Mha2013 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 25 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.541index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.299index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.314index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 2RoW index (0-3)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.254index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity244 obs · 1969 CE–2012 CE | 0index (-10 to 10)2012 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 50 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index45 obs · 1969 CE–2013 CE | 0.702index (0-1)2013 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10040 obs · 1970 CE–2013 CE | 162.35per_1002013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Dpt Immunization %34 obs · 1980 CE–2013 CE | 96%2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Measles Immunization %34 obs · 1980 CE–2013 CE | 96%2013 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Tech Electricity Production33 obs · 1969 CE–2001 CE | 21.5BGWh2001 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Fertilizer Use33 obs · 1969 CE–2001 CE | 56Kmetric tons2001 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
1 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Muammar GaddafiPrime Minister of Libya1970 CE – 1972 CE
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1969 CE –
- Niger–Libya Defense Pact (1974)Military alliance · member1974 CE – 1981 CE
- Algeria–Libya Defense Pact (1975)Military alliance · member1975 CE – 1984 CE
- Chad–Libya Non-Aggression Pact (1980)Historical alliance · member1980 CE – 1982 CE
- Libya–Syria Defense Pact (1980)Military alliance · member1980 CE – 1980 CE
- Ethiopia–Libya–Yemen People's Republic Defense Pact (1981)Military alliance · member1981 CE – 1986 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Libya Non-Aggression Pact (1982)Historical alliance · member1982 CE – 1989 CE
- Bulgaria–Libya Non-Aggression Pact (1983)Historical alliance · member1983 CE – 1989 CE
- Morocco–Libya Entente (1984)Historical alliance · member1984 CE – 1986 CE
- Malta–Libya Defense Pact (1984)Military alliance · member1984 CE – 1989 CE
- 5-member Defense Pact (1989)Military alliance · member1989 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
rDMC Military Capabilities v1.0v1.0
Reconstructed Data on Military Capabilities (rDMC), v1.0. Harvard Dataverse.
Academic use, attribution
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Libyan Arab Republic is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.