Libya is a country in North Africa, on the northern coast of the continent along the Mediterranean Sea.

Quick Scoop: Where is Libya?

  • Located in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
  • Has a long coastline on the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
  • Capital city: Tripoli, in the northwest of the country.

Neighboring countries

Libya is surrounded by several countries on all sides except the north, where it meets the sea.

  • To the west: Tunisia and Algeria.
  • To the south: Niger and Chad (plus Sudan to the southeast).
  • To the east: Egypt.

Simple mental map

If you imagine the top of Africa as a curve along the Mediterranean Sea, Libya sits roughly in the center of that northern coast, between Egypt to the east and Tunisia/Algeria to the west.

TL;DR: Libya is in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt to the east and Tunisia/Algeria to the west, with its capital in Tripoli.

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