Libya is the fourth largest African country with a area 1,760,000 square kilometers. Around 1,800 of these kilometers is Mediterranean coastline. Most of Libya is desert wasteland that is mainly uninhabitable. However the few inhabited areas are very busy with city life and activity. The oil discovery in the 1960’s also lead the land of Libya to become extremely valuable and lead to the establishment of many oil plants. The geography also setup barriers between people. This eventually created a huge social gap in the groups of people inhabiting Libya. Libya is mostly flat and has no real mountain ranges except for the Tibesti Massif or Tibesti Mountains. This mountain range is around 300 miles long and span from northeastern Niger to Southern Libya. These mountains are rich in natural resources and even believed to have a large amount of uranium . There are few areas of farming but some do exist. But the main wealth in the land is oil. Farming mainly takes place around the few Oasis the country has. These small areas of water offer the opportunity for wild life and agriculture.
BY COLE FULLER
