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Libyan Arab Republic

Period
AD 1969 – AD 2013
Duration
approx. 44 years
Greatest extent
around AD 1969
Area (max.)
approx. 1.6 million km²
Libyan Arab Republic at its greatest extent (around AD 1969) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Libyan Arab Republic — according to the map data from AD 1969 to AD 2013, roughly 44 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Libyan Arab Republic — greatest extent around AD 1969: the mapped borders then cover about 1.6 million km², roughly 1.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1969Area according to the map data (max. 1.6 million km²)AD 2013

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1968)

After

  • State of Libya

Neighbours around AD 1969

The largest states in the region at the same time:

  • United States of America
  • French Fifth Republic
  • Republic of Sudan
  • People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  • Estado Novo
  • Republic of Chad
  • Republic of the Niger
  • United Arab Republic

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.