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Tripoli, capital of Libya: facts and figures
Tripoli is the capital of Libya. It has about 1,200,000 residents, which makes it the 104th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 16 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Valletta, 356 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Libya |
| Continent | Africa |
| City population | 1,200,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 104th of 172 |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Founded | 601 BCE |
| Time zone | Africa/Tripoli |
| Coordinates | 32.89° N, 13.19° E |
| Country population | 7,458,555 residents |
| Country GDP | 48.1 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $6,449 |
| Life expectancy | 71.1 years |
| Internet users | 82.0 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Tripoli averages 14.1 °C in winter and 27.0 °C in summer. January is the coldest month of the year and August the warmest, and the city receives 237 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 13.4 °C |
| February | 14.0 °C |
| March | 16.0 °C |
| April | 18.9 °C |
| May | 22.3 °C |
| June | 25.7 °C |
| July | 27.3 °C |
| August | 28.0 °C |
| September | 27.0 °C |
| October | 23.5 °C |
| November | 18.9 °C |
| December | 15.0 °C |
What makes it stand out
- Age: oldest capital in Africa (601 BCE).
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Valletta is the closest capital to Tripoli.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valletta | Malta | 356 km |
| Tunis | Tunisia | 515 km |
| Rome | Italy | 1,004 km |
| Algiers | Algeria | 1,019 km |
| Tirana | Albania | 1,107 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Tripoli is the capital of Libya, in Africa, with about 1,200,000 residents, averaging 14.1 °C in winter and 27.0 °C in summer.
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What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli is the capital of Libya. It has about 1,200,000 residents and lies in Africa.
How many people live in Tripoli?
About 1,200,000, which ranks Tripoli 104th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Tripoli?
Tripoli averages 14.1 °C in winter and 27.0 °C in summer, with 237 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Tripoli?
GDP per capita in the country is $6,449, the latest year the World Bank reports.
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