Libya
Libya, located in North Africa, uses the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code **LY** and alpha-3 code **LBY** for international identification in databases, shipping, and data systems. Its international calling code is **+218**, required when dialing Libyan phone numbers from abroad. The country’s top-level domain is **.ly**, commonly used for websites and sometimes in domain hacks. The official currency is the Libyan dinar, abbreviated as **LYD** under the ISO 4217 standard, essential for financial transactions, contracts, and currency exchange. These codes are vital for businesses, travelers, and developers handling communications, web registrations, or economic activity linked to Libya.
- Calling code
- +218
- ISO alpha-2
- LY
- ISO alpha-3
- LBY
- ISO numeric
- 434
- ccTLD
- .ly
- Currency
- LYDLibyan dinar (LYD)
- Region
- Africa
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Time zones
- Africa/Tripoli
- Postal format
- 5-Digits - NNNNN
How to call Libya
From outside Libya, dial your international access prefix, then +218, then the national number. Drop the leading trunk zero when the destination numbering plan requires it.
+218 [area or mobile code] [local number]