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    Libya Government 1995
    https://theodora.com/wfb/1995/libya/libya_government.html
    SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Names:
      conventional long form: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
      conventional short form:
      local long form: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishirakiyah
      local short form: none
      Digraph: LY
      Type: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in fact, a military dictatorship

      Capital: Tripoli
      Administrative divisions: 25 municipalities (baladiyah, singular - baladiyat); Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan

      Independence: 24 December 1951 (from Italy)
      National holiday: Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)

      Constitution: 11 December 1969, amended 2 March 1977

      Legal system: based on Italian civil law system and Islamic law; separate religious courts; no constitutional provision for judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory

      Executive branch:
      chief of state: Revolutionary Leader Col. Mu'ammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI (since 1 September 1969)
      head of government: Chairman of the General People's Committee (Premier) Abd al Majid al-Qa'ud (since 29 January 1994)
      cabinet: General People's Committee; established by the General People's Congress
      note: national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples' committees

      Legislative branch: unicameral
      General People's Congress: national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples' committees

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court

      Political parties and leaders: none
      Other political or pressure groups: various Arab nationalist movements with almost negligible memberships may be functioning clandestinely, as well as some Islamic elements
      Member of: ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CAEU, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAPEC, OAU, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in US: none
      US diplomatic representation: none

      Flag: plain green; green is the traditional color of Islam (the state religion)

      NOTE: The information regarding Libya on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Libya Government 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Libya Government 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.

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