Libya_JL_PK

= **Libya** = By: Paulina Kuzak & Jalena Looze




 * Part I **


 * Demographics **
 * People in Libya are Muslim.
 * Median age- 24.5
 * Official language is Arabic
 *  Adult literacy rate 92% (male); 72% (female)
 * Libya is larger than Alaska and Minnesota combined. There is a lot of desert-like land.


 * Economic resources **
 * Libya exports lots of goods and about two-thirds of their goods are imported.


 * Political structure **
 * People are divided into localities
 * Their government is in a period of transition
 * Jamahiriya is the type of government in Libya
 * In order to vote in Libya you have to have a Libyan citizenship, be 18, and you can be either a man or a woman.


 * Part II **
 * Libyan Timeline **
 * Oil was discovered in 1959
 * A group of junior military officers staged a coup in 1969. The group's leader, 27-year-old Muammar Qaddafi, began making changes immediately.
 * He led Libya into military conflicts with Egypt (1977), Uganda (1979), and Chad (1983–87).
 * In 1970, Qaddafi ordered the closure of U.S. and British military bases in Libya.
 * In 1999, Qaddafi moved to have Libya rejoin the international community.
 * In February 2011, large-scale rebellions broke out, calling for Qaddafi to step down.


 * Part III **

** Legitimacy Test **

Libya could not trade directly with Europe or the United States, so shortages in many goods occurred, inflation increased, and technology and infrastructure grew out of date. || Libya provides schooling which is paid for by the government but does not fulfil transportation needs. Also, some older libyans are illiterate because of no schooling earlier. || The 39-year-old London School of Economics doctoral graduate has been held largely without access to the outside world since his Nov. 19, 2011, capture by post-revolution Libyan fighters as he tried to flee to neighboring Niger || Libyan authorities say they intend to put Gadhafi on trial, but they have charged him with "trivial allegations," such as failure to license his camels, and with irregularities concerning fish farms, the lawyers said || The military has violently cracked down on civilians by open firing and shelling residential neighborhoods ||
 * ** Economic Decisions ** || Doe s not fulfil economic needs
 * ** Public services ** || Someone fulfilled
 * **I** **ndividual** ** Rights ** || Does not fulfil
 * ** Maintaining Order ** || Yes
 * ** National Defense ** || Not fulfilling