1 There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for
all its citizens.
2 There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned
and loans given to all its citizens at zero percent interest by law.
3 Having a home considered a human right in Libya.
4 All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 dinar (U.S.$50,000) by
the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the
family.
5 Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before
Gaddafi only 25 percent of Libyans were literate. Today, the figure
is 83 percent.
6 Should Libyans want to take up farming career, they would
receive farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and
livestock to kickstart their farms are all for free.
7 If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they
need, the government funds them to go abroad, for it is not only paid
for, but they get a U.S.$2,300/month for accommodation and car
allowance.
8 If a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidizes 50 percent of
the price.
9 The price of petrol in Libya is $0.14 per liter.
10 Libya has no external debt and its reserves amounting to $150
billion are now frozen globally.
11 If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the
state would pay the average salary of the profession, as if he or she
is employed, until employment is found.
12 A portion of every Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the
bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.
13 A mother who gives birth to a child receive U.S.$5,000.
14 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $0.15.
15 25 percent of Libyans have a university degree.
16 Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project,
known as the Great Manmade River project, to make water readily
available throughout the desert country.
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all its citizens.
2 There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned
and loans given to all its citizens at zero percent interest by law.
3 Having a home considered a human right in Libya.
4 All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 dinar (U.S.$50,000) by
the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the
family.
5 Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before
Gaddafi only 25 percent of Libyans were literate. Today, the figure
is 83 percent.
6 Should Libyans want to take up farming career, they would
receive farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and
livestock to kickstart their farms are all for free.
7 If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they
need, the government funds them to go abroad, for it is not only paid
for, but they get a U.S.$2,300/month for accommodation and car
allowance.
8 If a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidizes 50 percent of
the price.
9 The price of petrol in Libya is $0.14 per liter.
10 Libya has no external debt and its reserves amounting to $150
billion are now frozen globally.
11 If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the
state would pay the average salary of the profession, as if he or she
is employed, until employment is found.
12 A portion of every Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the
bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.
13 A mother who gives birth to a child receive U.S.$5,000.
14 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $0.15.
15 25 percent of Libyans have a university degree.
16 Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project,
known as the Great Manmade River project, to make water readily
available throughout the desert country.
http://www.disinfo.com/2011/10/16-things-libya-will-never-see-again/