Libya

Native Name: ‏ليبيا

Region: Africa

Capital: Tripoli

Currencies: Libyan dinar (ل.د)

Population: 6,871,287

Sub Region: Northern Africa

Top Level Domain: .ly

Languages: Arabic

Border Countries:

Algeria

Tunisia

Sudan

Egypt

Chad

Niger

The flag of Libya is composed of three horizontal bands of red, black and green, with the black band twice the height of the other two bands. At the center of the black band is a fly-side facing white crescent and a five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening.