Cali Libya

Welcome to Cali Libya in 2011

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It's 2011, and we're bringing our Cali Libya blog, initially started in 2007, back to life, and into the public's view. :)

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Much is happening in Libya at the time we're writing this post, with people calling for the ousting of the government, and the repressive Libyan government censuring internet, news and other access to information to the outside world, while violently engaging the protesters.

Still, some news are leaking out into the press, and videos are being shared on YouTube. You can use the latest news and developments in Libya by using the news feature of our helpful online search engine.

People from all over the world have made California their home, and this includes many families from Libya. This blog serves as an informational resource about Libya, and is an online place where people living in and out of California, USA, can make friends, share information, and learn more about California and its tapestry of communities and people.

We'd like to include more information about Libya in future posts, but need your help and guidance. Which topics would you like us to cover and research for future topics on this blog on Libya?

Let us know by adding your constructive comments below. Thank you. :)

Libya - Population Demographics

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Learn more about the people of Libya with helpful information and statistics shared by the CIA World Factbook.

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Population:
6,461,454 country comparison to the world: 101 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,065,606/female 1,020,102)
15-64 years: 62.6% (male 2,036,780/female 1,923,566) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 136,224/female 142,079) (2010 est.)

Median age:
total: 24.2 years male: 24.3 years female: 24.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.117% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Birth rate:
24.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

Death rate:
3.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 216

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 93

Urbanization:
urban population: 78% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.87 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 99 male: 22.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.47 years country comparison to the world: 57 male: 75.18 years female: 79.88 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.01 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 91
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
10,000 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 101
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Libyan(s) adjective: Libyan

Ethnic groups:
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Religions:
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%

Languages:
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.6% male: 92.4% female: 72% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2003)

Education expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (1999) country comparison to the world: 159

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Libya - A Brief Background

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Here is some background information of Libya, compliments of CIA World Factbook.

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The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951.

Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI began to espouse his own political system, the Third Universal Theory. The system is a combination of socialism and Islam derived in part from tribal practices and is supposed to be implemented by the Libyan people themselves in a unique form of "direct democracy."

QADHAFI has always seen himself as a revolutionary and visionary leader. He used oil funds during the 1970s and 1980s to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversives and terrorists abroad to hasten the end of Marxism and capitalism. In addition, beginning in 1973, he engaged in military operations in northern Chad's Aozou Strip - to gain access to minerals and to use as a base of influence in Chadian politics - but was forced to retreat in 1987.

UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically following the downing of Pan AM Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. During the 1990s, QADHAFI began to rebuild his relationships with Europe. UN sanctions were suspended in April 1999 and finally lifted in September 2003 after Libya accepted responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing. In December 2003, Libya announced that it had agreed to reveal and end its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and to renounce terrorism.

QADHAFI has made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations since then. He has received various Western European leaders as well as many working-level and commercial delegations, and made his first trip to Western Europe in 15 years when he traveled to Brussels in April 2004. The US rescinded Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism in June 2006.

In January 2008, Libya assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term. In August 2008, the US and Libya signed a bilateral comprehensive claims settlement agreement to compensate claimants in both countries who allege injury or death at the hands of the other country, including the Lockerbie bombing, the LaBelle disco bombing, and the UTA 772 bombing.

In October 2008, the US Government received $1.5 billion pursuant to the agreement to
distribute to US national claimants, and as a result effectively normalized its bilateral relationship with Libya.
The two countries then exchanged ambassadors for the first time since 1973 in January 2009. Libya in May 2010 was elected to its first three-year seat on the UN Human Rights Council, prompting protests from international non-governmental organizations and human rights campaigners.

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Welcome to Cali Libya,

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This blog invites people from all over the world who are interested in learning more about California and its people, as well as making new friends.We are in the proccess of creating our own website under CaliWorldFriends, and creating sister blogs, and websites, representing some of the many international communities represented here in California.So, be on the lookout for other sister websites where people from representative communities will participate. We plan on creating an online environment for friendship and the exchange of information for people of different cultures residing in or out of California.Won't you join us?Please attach comments with any ideas you have in making this dream a reality enjoyed by all.