Libya (Tiberium)

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Libya is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. It is Africa's fourth largest country by area. Most of the country however is arid desert and thus sparsely populated, with most of the country's population (approximately 5 million in 1995) concentrated in the north along the coast. Its capital is Tripoli, a metropolis of 1.7 million people. Its history stretched back many millenia. Libya had been ruled by Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Berbers, Ottomans and Italians. Arabic is the official language and most of the population is Muslim.

In the 1990s, Libya was one of the wealthiest country in Africa, due to large petroleum reserves and small population. The country gradually come under the control of the Brotherhood of Nod, a process completed when a local warlord, Nikoomba, was eliminated by Nod in the early days of the First Tiberium War.

By 2047, extensive Tiberium infestation has caused most of the country, including the heavily populated northern coast, to be classified as Red Zone R-1.