Libya
Libya’s Mediterranean coast meets the endless Sahara, where Roman ruins and oasis towns echo with layered histories.
Overview
Libya’s cultural identity is woven from Arabic, Amazigh, and desert traditions, with Tripoli and Benghazi anchoring the Mediterranean north and ancient caravan routes leading deep into the Sahara. The country’s landscapes and heritage sites reflect centuries of Roman, Arab, and Amazigh influence, while daily life shifts between coastal rhythms and oasis routines.
At a glance
Language
- Arabic(Official)
Population6,678,567
CurrencyLibyan Dinar (LYD)
1 LYD = 0.1579 USD
1 USD = 6.3349 LYD
Popular places
Libya
Entry requirements
Visa and residency reference data is available for Tourist / Visa Waiver, Transit Visa, Visitor, and 1 more.
Tourist / Visa Waiver
- Electronic Visa - Tourism
Libya electronic visa purpose for tourism, as listed in the official eVisa API purpose-of-visit values.
- No work rights
Transit Visa
- Electronic Visa - Transit
Libya electronic visa transit purpose listed by the official eVisa API purpose-of-visit values.
- No work rights
Visitor
- Electronic Visa - Visit / Family Visit
Libya electronic visa visit route covering ordinary visits and family visits listed by the official eVisa API.
Work (Employer-Sponsored)
Languages
- Arabic(Official)
Sources
- Country language reference
Safety
3 source-backed travel advisories are available for Libya.
Canada
Avoid all travel
Advisory effective · Verified
Avoid all travel to Libya due to the volatile security situation throughout the country, unannounced clashes between rival armed groups, political instability, high risk of terrorist attacks and of arbitrary arrest, and high crime rate.You should consider leaving by commercial means if it is safe to do so.
United Kingdom
FCDO advises against all travel; FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Advisory effective · Verified
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
FCDO advises against all travel to Libya except for the cities of:
- Tripoli
- Benghazi, Al-Bayda and Derna, and the surrounding area known as Jebel Akhdar, either side of the coastal and desert roads between and including the towns of Al-Maqrun and Al-Tamimi
- Misrata
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the cities of:
- Tripoli
- Benghazi, Al-Bayda and Derna, and the surrounding area knows as Jebel Akhdar, either side of the coastal and desert roads between and including the towns of Al-Maqrun and Al-Tamimi
- Misrata
Find out more about why the FCDO advises against travel.
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