<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Libya دولة ليبيا ( Arabic ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag National emblem ( de facto ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا `` Libya , Libya , Libya '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Tripoli 32 ° 52 ′ N 13 ° 11 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.867 ° N 13.183 ° E ﻿ / 32.867 ; 13.183 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> Arabic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Libyan Arabic </Li> <Li> Tamazight </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Islam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Libyan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Provisional government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman of the Presidential Council </Th> <Td> Fayez al - Sarraj </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister ( GNA ) </Th> <Td> Fayez al - Sarraj </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of the House of Representatives ( Libya ) </Th> <Td> Aguila Saleh Issa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister ( Tobruk ) </Th> <Td> Abdullah al - Thani </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> House of Representatives High Council of State ( advisory ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Independence from Italy </Th> <Td> 10 February 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released from British and French oversight </Th> <Td> 24 December 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coup d'état by Muammar Gaddafi </Th> <Td> 1 September 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Libyan Arab Jamahiriya </Th> <Td> 19 November 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revolution Day </Th> <Td> 17 February 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 1,759,541 km ( 679,363 sq mi ) ( 16th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 estimate </Th> <Td> 6,293,253 ( 108th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2006 census </Th> <Td> 5,658,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 3.55 / km ( 9.2 / sq mi ) ( 218th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $84.429 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $12,963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $47.491 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $7,292 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.716 high 102nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Libyan dinar ( LYD ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> EET ( UTC + 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 218 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> LY </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . ly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> ^ United Nations note concerning official name : `` Following the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 66 / 1 , the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations formally notified the United Nations of a Declaration by the National Transitional Council of 3 August changing the official name of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to `` Libya '' and changing Libya 's national flag . '' </Li> <Li> ^ Libyan Arabic and other varieties and Amazigh languages in certain western and southern areas . The official language is simply identified as `` Arabic '' ( Constitutional Declaration , article 1 ) . </Li> <Li> ^ The UK and France held a joint condominium over Libya through the United Nations Trusteeship Council . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Libya دولة ليبيا ( Arabic ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag National emblem ( de facto ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا `` Libya , Libya , Libya '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Tripoli 32 ° 52 ′ N 13 ° 11 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.867 ° N 13.183 ° E ﻿ / 32.867 ; 13.183 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> Arabic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Libyan Arabic </Li> <Li> Tamazight </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Islam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Libyan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Provisional government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman of the Presidential Council </Th> <Td> Fayez al - Sarraj </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister ( GNA ) </Th> <Td> Fayez al - Sarraj </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of the House of Representatives ( Libya ) </Th> <Td> Aguila Saleh Issa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister ( Tobruk ) </Th> <Td> Abdullah al - Thani </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> House of Representatives High Council of State ( advisory ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Independence from Italy </Th> <Td> 10 February 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released from British and French oversight </Th> <Td> 24 December 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coup d'état by Muammar Gaddafi </Th> <Td> 1 September 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Libyan Arab Jamahiriya </Th> <Td> 19 November 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revolution Day </Th> <Td> 17 February 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 1,759,541 km ( 679,363 sq mi ) ( 16th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 estimate </Th> <Td> 6,293,253 ( 108th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2006 census </Th> <Td> 5,658,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 3.55 / km ( 9.2 / sq mi ) ( 218th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $84.429 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $12,963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $47.491 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $7,292 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.716 high 102nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Libyan dinar ( LYD ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> EET ( UTC + 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 218 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> LY </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . ly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> ^ United Nations note concerning official name : `` Following the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 66 / 1 , the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations formally notified the United Nations of a Declaration by the National Transitional Council of 3 August changing the official name of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to `` Libya '' and changing Libya 's national flag . '' </Li> <Li> ^ Libyan Arabic and other varieties and Amazigh languages in certain western and southern areas . The official language is simply identified as `` Arabic '' ( Constitutional Declaration , article 1 ) . </Li> <Li> ^ The UK and France held a joint condominium over Libya through the United Nations Trusteeship Council . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who did libya gain independence from in 1951
who did libya gain independence from in 1951
British and French oversight
British and French oversight