Encyclopedia - Republic: Encyclopedia - Republic
In a broad definition, a republic is a state whose political organization rests on the principle that the citizens or electorate constitu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic - Characteristics Of Republics
Republic - Heads of state. If the head of state of a republic is at the same time the head of government, this is called a presidentia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - History
The land we now know as modern Libya has been, throughout the ages, subjected to varying degrees of foreign control. The Phoenicians, Car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - History
Main article: History of Libya The land we now know as modern Libya has been, throughout the ages, subjected to varying degrees of foreig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic - Characteristics Of Republics
Republic - Heads of state. If the head of state of a republic is at the same time the head of government, this is called a presidential...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - History
Main article: History of Libya Tripoli and Cyrenaica were Roman colonies until they were conquered by Arab Muslims in the 7th century. By...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Islamic Socialism And Pan Arabism
Gaddafi based his new regime on a blend of Arab nationalism, aspects of the welfare state and what Gaddafi termed "direct, popular democr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Libya Libya has a small population within its large territory, with a population density of about 50 person...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Culture
Main article: Culture of Libya Libyan culture is, to a certain extent, similar to that of its other Arab North African neighbours and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Politics
Main article: Politics of Libya There is a dual government structure in Libya. The “revolutionary sector” comprises Revolutionary Lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Geography
Main article: Geography of Libya Libya extends over 1,759,540 km², making it the 16th largest nation in the world. It is bound to the we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Economy
Main article: Economy of Libya The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which contribute practically all e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Politics
There is a dual government structure in Libya. The "revolutionary sector" comprises Revolutionary Leader Qadhafi, the Revolutionary Commi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Culture
Libyan culture is, to a certain extent, similar to that of its other Arab North African neighbours and the Libyan people very much consid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Religion
Before the 1930's The Sanusi Movement was the main Islamic movement in Libya. The movement was a religious revival adapted to desert life...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Demographics
Libya has a small population within its large territory, with a population density of about 50 persons per km² (80/sq. mi.) in the two n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Economy
The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which contribute practically all export earnings and about one-qu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Geography
Libya extends over 1,759,540 km², making it the 16th largest nation in the world. It is bound to the west by Tunisia and Algeria, the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Religion
Main article: Islam in Libya Before the 1930's The Sanusi Movement was the main Islamic movement in Libya. The movement was a religious r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - External Relations
Tensions between Libya and the West reached a peak during the Ronald Reagan administration, which tried to overthrow Gaddafi. In 1984 a B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Libya Libya has a small population within its large territory, with population density of about 50 persons ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Early History
Gaddafi was the youngest child from a nomadic Bedouin peasant family in the desert region of Sirte. He was given a traditional religious ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Economy
Main article: Economy of Libya Libya's economy under the current Prime Minister (Ghanem) is undergoing an incredible business boom. Many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Geography
Main article: Geography of Libya Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia Climate: Mediterra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic - Examples Of Republics
In the early 21st century the states that are not hereditary monarchies, but still don't label themselves as republics are the Libyan Ara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libya: Encyclopedia Ii - Libya - Politics
Main article: Politics of Libya The Libyan system of government is quite unusual. Qaddafi claims that Libya is a "pure socialist state", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Seizing Power
On September 1, 1969, a small group of military officers led by Gaddafi staged a coup d'état against King Idris, who was exiled to Egypt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - External Relations
Tensions between Libya and the West reached a peak during the Ronald Reagan administration, which tried to overthrow Gaddafi. In 1984 a B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Spelling
Gaddafi's name has been transliterated in a wide variety of ways. For example, an article published in the London Evening Standard on Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Spelling
Gaddafi's name has been transliterated in a wide variety of ways. For example, an article published in the London Evening Standard on Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Quotation
"Ronald Reagan plays with fire! He sees the world like the theater". "Irrespective of the conflict with America, it is a human duty to sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Personal
Gaddafi has eight children, seven of them sons. His oldest son, Muhammad Qaddafi, is by a wife now in disfavor, but runs the Libyan Olymp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - A New Gaddafi?
From the mid-1990s, Gaddafi managed to improve his connections among Middle Eastern nations and is today considered a much more moderate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muammar Al-qaddafi: Encyclopedia Ii - Muammar Al-qaddafi - Quotation
"Ronald Reagan plays with fire! He sees the world like the theater". "I've got two idols in my life — President Lincoln and Dr. Sun Yat...   » Read the article