Libya

Key Facts About Libya

• •Libya has Africa's largest proven crude oil reserves.
• •Over 90% of Libya is desert, including parts of the Sahara.
• •The Roman ruins of Leptis Magna are among the best-preserved in the Mediterranean.
• •Libya has a coastline stretching nearly 1,800 km along the Mediterranean Sea.
• •The Great Man-Made River is the world's largest irrigation project, drawing fossil water from beneath the Sahara.

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