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Libya, country located in North Africa. Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert, and much of its population is concentrated along the coast and its immediate hinterland, where Tripoli (Ṭarābulus), the de facto capital, and Benghazi (Banghāzī), another major city, are located.

The Council must collaborate to prevent Libya from becoming a safe haven for terrorist-affiliated non-State armed groups. He underlined that meetings, such as the one in May in Tunis, of Libyan security actors to discuss a common code of conduct are essential to establish a unified and coordinated security approach.

The authorities made serious errors both before and after last month's tragedy in Derna, the BBC is told. All the latest content about Libya from the BBC.

Learn about Libya's geography, history, culture, and economy from Britannica.com. Find out how Libya became an independent state, a member of OPEC, and a target of the Arab Spring.