United Kingdom of Libya (Italian Empire)
United Kingdom of Libya al Mlakat al Mutahidat al Liybia المملكة المتحدة الليبية | |
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| Anthem: "Band with Italy peoples of Libya" | |
| Capital and largest city | Tripoli |
| Official languages | Italian Arabic |
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| Religion | Sunni Islam Catholic Christianity |
| Demonym(s) | Libyan |
| Government | Unitary Fascist Monarchy |
• King of Libya | Italo Debalti |
• Chief of the Government Council | Musa Al-Koni |
| Formation | |
• Occupation from Italy | 18 October 1947 |
• Annexation of Tunisia | 1 March 1954 |
• United Kingdom of Libya | 24 December 2002 |
• 2011 Libyan Civil War | 17 February 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,423,151 km2 (935,584 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 18,667,370 |
• Census | 2021 |
| Currency | Italian Lira (LIT) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +218 |
| ISO 3166 code | LY |
The United Kindom of Libya (Arabic: al Mlakat al Mutahidat al Liybia المملكة المتحدة الليبية; Italian: Regno Unito di Libia) is a Realm of the Italian Empire in the Maghreb bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, French Chad to the south, French Niger to the southwest, and Algeria to the west. Libya is made of four historical regions: Tripolitania]], Fezzan, Tunisia and Cyrenaica. Libya is the fourth largest state in Africa. Libya has the 9th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world. The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is located in central Libya and contains over three million of Libya's 18 million people.
Libya has been inhabited by Berbers since the late Bronze Age. The Phoenicians established trading posts in western Libya and ancient Greek colonists established city-states in eastern Libya. Libya was variously ruled by Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians and Greeks before becoming a part of the Roman Empire. Libya was an early centre of Christianity]]. Ottoman rule continued until the Italo-Turkish War which resulted in the Italian conquest of Libya and the establishment of two colonies, later unified in the Italian Libya from 1934.
During the African War, Libya was an area of warfare. The enlarged Libya became autonomous as Libyan Social Republic in 1970s. A major reform resulted in the proclamation of the United Kingdom of Libya in 2002. In 2010-2011 an harsh civil war erupted and was bloodily suppressed by Italian and Libyan forces.
Government
Libya is an unitary fascist monarchy. The King of Libya is the Duce of Italy, who presides over the executive branch. The legislature is the General National Congress, which has 200 seats filled with corporatist procedures.
Military
Libya's military consists of three branches: the Libyan Gendarmerie, the Libyan National Royal Guard and the Libyan National Militia. The Libyan National Royal Guard is the primary tool of the Italian Empire for military operations in Near and Middle East due to the Islamic faith.