By: Daisy Castaneda

Estevan Barajas

Guadalupe Martinez

Lincy Perez

Libya

People Population: (as of July 2001)

6,461,454 Ethnic Groups: -Berber & Arab -97%-other- 3% (includes; Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians Religion: -Sunni Muslim 97%-other 3% Languages:-Arabic-English-Italian

Total Population:- Male: 92.4%- Female: 72% Small Population in a

large area. (50 people per sq. km.)

Geographyo Location: North Africa,

bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, southern border with Chad, Niger and Sudan.

o Terrain: Mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus

o Climate: Mediterranean along the coast; dry, extreme desert interior

Government Type: “Jamahiriya”-

governed by the populace through local councils. Libya is an Authoritarian state

Constitution: no formal document

Political System: Political Parties are banned. According to the political theory of Mu’ammar al-Gadhafi.

Foreign Policy• 1969 Quadhafi has determined Libya’s foreign

policy. Quadhafi’s foreign policy goals were Arab Unity.

• He closed American and British bases on Libyan territory and partially nationalized all foreign oil and commercial interests.

• Promoted the use of oil embargoes, they use the oil as a political weapon to challenge the west so that the oil price will increase.

• Mainly towards the United States to end their support for Israel.

• Libya’s relationship with the United States has gotten worse over the years

• In 2009 Quadhafi made a trip to the United Nations General Assembly to give a speech about his country

• In August 1981, Libyan jets fired on U.S aircraft participating in a routine naval exercise over international waters of the Mediterranean sea.

• Due to Libyan continuing support for terrorism the United States adopted sanctions against Libya in January 1986.

• Total band on direct import and export trade commercial contracts, and travel related activities.

• In January 1992, the UN security Council approved resolution 731 demanding that Libya surrender the suspects, cooperate with the the Pan Am 103 and UTA 772 investigation.

U.S Relationship

• Countries should be doing business with this country because it is has great oil reservation and they receive really good money from it.

• But on the other hand there still are those dumb people that are faithful to Gadhafi even though he’s dead.

• Some of those people may cause problems with other countries which may cause the country not want to do business.

• Now that Gadhafi is dead the country is more independent.

Should Companies de doing business in this country?

• Now that Gadhafi is dead people won’t have to be living in fear

• The country will be able to have more freedom

• They also announced in 2003 that they were getting rid of all weapons of mass destruction. This is a god thing because now they don’t have to worry about getting bombed for having weapons of mass destruction.

Future of the Country