Post by nickchu

A quick look at some of the things that make your country work (or not):

Libyan Uprising 2011:

Tensions continue to rise in Libya

Population of Libya: 6.5 million

Population density of Libya: 50 person/km square

% of population urban: 88

% of country covered by deserts: 90

% arable land: 1

Highest HDI (Human Development Index) in Africa: Libya

Highest literacy rate in North Africa: Libya

Percent of population that can read and write: 82

Highest GDP per capita in Africa: Libya

Highest rate of car ownership in Africa: Libya

Ruling dictator: Moammar Gaddafi

Number of ways to spell his name: 112

Year assumed power: 1969

Result: Longest-serving leader in Arab world

Gaddafi’s ideology: Green book

Preferred form of self-defense: Female virgin bodyguards

Number employed: 40

Intention: Female emancipation

Favourite place to conduct business: Bedouin Tent

Aspirations: United States of Africa

Largest oil reserves in Africa: Libya

Total trade volumes net worth: $85 billion

Highest unemployment in North Africa: Libya

% of population under 15: 50

Youth unemployment: 50%

Gravest threat to national security: Unemployed teenage men