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This website has been written to help Canadians
welcome people who come from Libya to start a new life in Canada. Libyans
come to Canada with a variety of interests, skills and ideas. You may be
interested in finding out more about Libyans because you are involved with
the HOST Program. You may have a Libyan colleague at work or Libyan students
at your school.
Libyans immigrate to Canada for many reasons. Some come
to study at school or university, some to take up a job, and some to join
their families. They all come with dreams and hopes for their future, but
they leave behind families, friends, communities and a familiar way of life. |
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This website will give you some insight into how life
in Libya is different from or similar to life in Canada. It will help you
understand the changes your new friends are experiencing. This is not only
an opportunity for you to help a Libyan family, but also a chance for you
to learn about another culture.
Although this cultural profile provides insight into
some customs, it does not cover all facets of life. The customs described
may not apply in equal measure to all newcomers from Libya. |
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Did you know? |
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The name "Libya" once referred to all of the lands of
Africa, not just the area of North Africa now known as Libya. The Egyptians
were the first to call the rest of Africa (that is, the lands that were not
part of Egypt) Libya.
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Summary Fact Sheet |
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| Official Name |
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Capital |
Tripoli |
| Type of Government |
Socialist State |
| Population |
5.6 million |
| Area |
1.75 million sq. km |
| Major Ethnic Group |
Arab, Berber, Tuareg |
| Languages |
Arabic, Tamacheq (Tifnagh) |
| Religion |
Islam |
| Unit of Currency |
Libyan dinar |
| National Flag |
Solid green |
| Date of Independence |
December 24, 2021 |
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Did you know? |
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Muammar al-Qaddafi is considered the founder of the
modern state of Libya. He assumed the leadership of the country in 1969.
In 1977 Qaddafi renamed the country "The Socialist People's Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya." The term Jamahiriya, created by Qaddafi, means a
republic of the masses.
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