Interesting Facts About Libya under Col. Muammar Gaddafi.

Gaddafi was buried on 25th October 2011, four days after he was killed.

1. There was no electricity bill in Libya, electricity was free for all its citizens.
2. There was no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned, and loans were given to all its citizens at 0% interest by law.
3. Home was considered a human right in Libya – Gaddafi vowed that his parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a home.
4. All newlyweds in Libya received 60,000 dinars (US$ 50,000 ) from the government to buy their first apartment to help start up the family.
5. Education and medical treatments were free in Libya. Before Gaddafi, only 25% of Libyans were literate. The figure rose to 83%.
6. If Libyans wanted to take up a farming career, they received farmlands, farming houses, equipment, seeds, and livestock to kick-start their farms – all for free.
7. If Libyans could not find the education or medical facilities they needed in Libya, the government funded them to go abroad for them – this was not only free but they got US $2, 300/monthly accommodation and car allowances.
8. A Libyan who bought a car, had a government subsidy of 50% of the price.
9. The price of petrol in Libya was $0. 14 per liter.
10. Libya had no external debt and its reserves amounted to $150 billion – now frozen globally.
11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the state pays the average salary of the profession as if he or she is employed until employment is found.
12. A portion of Libyan oil sales was credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.
13. A mother who gave birth to a child received US $5,000.
14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya cost $ 0.15
15. 25% of Libyans had a university degree.
16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Man-Made River Project to make water readily available throughout the desert country.