Libya

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Official Name
State of Libya
Population Full

6,871,000 (2020 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Libyan Spoken Arabic, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
91% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1986), CDE (1973), ICCPR (1970), UNCRPD (2018), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Applegate 1970, Cohen 1985, Welmers 1971b
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Libya is 10. Of these, 9 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 8 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 3 are vigorous, 3 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 20 unestablished languages.