Libya

Capital city — Tripoli

Country population
6,678,567
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Provisional
Human Development Index
0.708
(110/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
9,100
this number is th…
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
139
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
142 %
i
06/2007
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
26
number of facilit…
i
10/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.2 %
i
09/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
-
Untried prisoners
90 %
estimated percent…
i
04/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

6,678,567

i

2018

Type of government

Unitary Provisional

Human Development Index

0.708

(110/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

2.5

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization