Ubicaci�n: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia

Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 25 00 N, 17 00 E

Referencias en el mapa: Africa

Area:
total: 1,759,540 sq km
land: 1,759,540 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly larger than Alaska

Fronteras:
total: 4,383 km
border countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,150 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km

Costa: 1,770 km

Demandas Mar�timas:
territorial sea: 12 nm
note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees 30 minutes north

Clima: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

Terreno: mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions

Extremos de Elevaci�n:
lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m
highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m

Recursos Naturales: petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 8%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 91% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 4,700 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Climate Change, Desertification, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity, Law of the Sea