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Nutrition country profile: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2005

Year of publication 2005

Pages 30 p.

Publisher FAO ;

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Category Other document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, situated in North Africa, is a mostly desert country facing strong constraints in terms of availability of water resources and of food self-sufficiency. The population is relatively young, mostly urban and concentrated in the coastal area. Agriculture is not sufficiently productive to meet the food needs of the population. The country’s economy, largely state controlled, is heavily dependant on oil production and exports.

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