Capital: Tripoli Area: 1,759,540 sq km / 679,182 sq ml Currency: Libyan Dinar Population: 5,499,074 Life expectancy: 62 (men), 65 (women) Literacy rate: 75% Religions: Sunni Muslim Physical features: Largely flat and mainly desert Ethnic distribution: Mainly of Berber and Arab origin, a small number of Tebou and Touareg nomads in the south Exports: Oil, natural gas