School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2003)
Education expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (1999)
Government
Libya
Country name:
conventional long form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya conventional short form: Libya local long form: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma local short form: none
Government type:
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Capital: