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Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy
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Population: 6,653,210 (July 2017 est., 2015 U.N. estimated 12% were immigrants), 42.9% <25 years old
GDP PPP: $40.02 billion; annual real % change: -3% (2016 est.); per capita: $6,300 (2016 est.)
Budget (spending; balance): $23.5 billion, deficit 52.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
External Debt: $3.1 16 billion (December 2016 est.)
Foreign Exchange Reserves: $66.05 billion (December 2016 est.), $73.83 billion (December 2015 est.), $124
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Oil and natural gas reserves: 48.36 billion barrels (2016 est.); 1.505 trillion cubic meters (2016 est.)
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