HDI map of the world (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Human Development Index (HDI; 2007 data, published on November 4, 2010)
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- Libya has an index of 0.755, the highest standard of living of the whole of Africa. In terms of the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2007, it has been more than comparable with European countries such as Poland or Portugal. That's amazing, especially since 85% of Libya is desert (Sahara) and the land is very dry.
- Libya has the highest per capita income in Africa.
- Medical care is free. In more complex diagnoses or operations necessary Libyans were sent abroad for decades. Also Bonner clinics, for example, did good business with patients from Libya, where her stay was fully state-funded. Each Libyans was equipped with 5000 € for the hospital stay.
- The Libyan social security also includes widows, orphans and old-age pensions.
- School attendance is compulsory; the lessons are free until the age of 15 years.
- In recent years, Libya recorded high economic growth, attracting migrant workers from surrounding countries.
- About 70% of the gross domestic product (GDP) is generated by the oil. Largest trading partner is the former colonial power Italy.
- After the attacks of September 11 Libya supported the right of the United States to "self-defense" and joined the "fight against terrorism" on.
- 2003 Libya declared the renunciation of weapons of mass destruction. A variety of components for chemical weapons were destroyed.
- 2004 Libya signed the so-called Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The International Atomic Energy Agency has since total control in the country.
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The following politicians have partially cleaned until recently, until a few days with revolutionary leader Gaddafi pawls:
Guttenberg: "door to door with Gaddafi. Germany wants to participate in the Libyan economic miracle ". ( FAZ. 27.4.2009 )
"Libya never sought. The old mildly become revolutionary leader Gaddafi has announced his decision in late 2003 to renounce international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction programs to trust the Americans for storage, made his country to dream of the sleepless nights recession-plagued entrepreneurs throughout the world.
After forty years of dictatorship of the Green Book and fourteen years of sanctions Libya, the fourth largest oil supplier in Germany belonged to the backward n [Note: FALSE]. Countries in Africa, but it sits on vast oil and gas reserves and has splendidly before the collapse in oil prices because deserves.
At eleven percent of the Libyan economy will be finally grown and continue to grow so where else but almost everywhere govern the red. Money is in Libya during the crisis more than enough since and now also the will to use it for the benefit of the country -. Already to stabilize alone to the existing power relations tens of billions wants the Libyan leadership each year in the maximization of energy to stuck in the renewal of the complete infrastructure, building schools and hospitals and in the industrialization of the country towards the use of solar power, Foreign Direct Investment and appropriate expertise are therefore most welcome -. while everything remains under the control of the Gaddafi clan. (...)
The German Wintershall AG about, now reinforced by the partner Gazprom, has there been drilled since 1958 after the high-quality oil and this is not abandoned even during the sanctions. "
Foreign Minister Steinmeier will be investigated several times for help in the training of police officers. (SZ, 04.13.2008 )
"The Focus reported in the autumn of 2004, the head of Libya's foreign intelligence agency had asked the then head of the chancellery Steinmeier for help. During his tenure as foreign minister in 2006, finally the son of Gaddafi and Libya's ambassador in Berlin had made representations.
SPD parliamentary leader Peter Struck said in the training of Libyan security forces by German police and soldiers had nothing to complain about. It is good, 'that we work with a country like Libya - in the fight against international terrorism', he said the same sheet. Any State which declare themselves ready to fight against international terrorism must get German support. "
BASF subsidiary Wintershall in Libya active ( v Focus 15.11.2006. ):
"The Group has so far invested 1.3 billion euros in the oil production of the country and now produces seven percent of Libyan oil. Another 700 million euros will follow in the next five years. Zwitserloot speaks of Libya and Tripoli as a "second home" and says: 'The competitive advantage that we have here on the doorstep of Europe, we must still take advantage of.' "
"Steinmeier ensnared Gaddafi" ( Focus v. 15.11.2006 )
"Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Libyan leader Muammar el Gaddafi against the insured interest in working more closely with the oil-rich desert state. Was noticed also in Europe, that much has changed in Libya, Steinmeier said on Wednesday at a meeting with Gaddafi in his official residence 'Bab el Azizia' in Tripoli. (...) Libya is the fourth largest oil supplier in Germany and covers 12 to 14 percent of Germany's oil supplies. "
Blair: "Blair, Gaddafi and the BP Oil deal" ( Telegraph v 20.5.2007. )
Blair and Gaddafi called themselves during their meeting in the desert tent affable first names and Blair referred to Gaddafi as "reliable allies"., The English Premier, the article says, was accompanied by BP officials who were able to sign a contract for the drilling of 17 new oil wells. The wells were worth 13 billion pounds in Zuklunft.
The article praised the year 2003 as a turning point for Gaddafi: He had given his entire inventory of weapons of mass destruction British and American experts and disclosed a warehouse of illegal chemical weapons. He also took over the responsibility for the crash (1988) of the Pan Am flight 173 over Lockerbie, demanded extradition of two Libyans granted and paid to the victims of the attack on the Berlin Dikothek "La Belle" compensation in the billions.
Sarkozy: Here is a video of Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam tells how the French president had officially invited him a month ago; Sarkozy wanted to sell it warplanes and flatters him ("He was like a pussy-cat"). Now he leads on like a tiger. He knew the game, it was about oil, gas contracts. Moreover, Libya did Sarkozy's election campaign paid what he wanted to prove on the basis of transfer documents.
Was that perhaps the reason why the dwarf of Paris, stands before elections, as the first bombing of Libya called and then also conducted?
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Tags: Blair , Gaddafi , Guttenberg , Libya , Sarkozy , Steinmeier , Struck
even as an undergraduate? http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/03/libyas_water_supply
The reason why it so hurry with the bombing, is threefold: 1) Libya's water-century project is near completion, and then the Libyans are overtaking us in living standards 2) Libya is not Egypt and Tunisia dominant together to a factor 3) The oil and planned by BP and the French oil company Total development of a huge oil field just in front of Libya's coast.
It's good, other, apparently more closely oriented to reality, to read articles, as these that fly us for a few days from all the media around the ears, and the only one thrust know: Gaddafi is totally evil and must go. Lo and behold, about 60% of Germans are supposedly the same opinion.
The question of why we should get involved but just in Libya, while a few kilometers further south also and still happen in Ivory Coast massacre far worse, of course nobody can answer really. It is surely not related to the fact that there is oil in Libya? And Qaddafi can build its water projects of the South Koreans, instead of letting dig the ubiquitous "Halliburton" and the likes?
good presentation, as can even be envious German :)
Berlusconi forget.
EuroTanic - the Germans might be jealous of so many things ...
I envy the author (not just today) to their consistent knowledge link.
My opinion: Do not trust any Hungarian French dwarf! In addition, French dwarfs belong to St. Helena, and nowhere else.
Konrad Fischer
Hobby historian
Again and again, nice to see how the world left understanders also support the largest Massenmoerder, as long as it is only their own anti-Americanism useful.
Would you 1941 for Hitler written if you had been sitting abroad to comment on the bombing of Germany?
From your own armchair it governs itself just easiest as pocket world leaders.
A quick question: I as a consumer of mass media (like news), it turned out so far always is as if a large part of the people to rebel against Gaddafi and his troops massacred the rebels bloody and bombard residential areas with rockets. Then the rebels have asked the international community for assistance.
Quite apart from the reasons listed here - this is so wrong?
a very entscheidener point was forgotten during the 10 reasons:
Libya has its own national central bank!
(One of the last 5 on the planet)
Or how do you think these amenities's people be otherwise financed - with a public debt of 3% (also world-beating) ???
The Cameroonian author Jean-Paul Pougala linked in his article
conceived some extremely plausible facts about the under construction
African Monetary Fund, the African Central Bank and the African Investment Bank. Projects that would have the Western financial elite set foreseen prior to the African door. Hence the remarkable creation of the "rebel central bank" ...
Links to articles and comments here:
http://www.dasgelbeforum.de.org/forum_entry.php?id=216080
Tsk, tsk. This bloodless Zahlenhuberei. Since missing the prisoner statistics: In Libya, there are fewer prison inmates than in the Czech Republic. Well, and why? Because many political opponents were killed.
Social Situation:
You look but please quite closely: http://tinyurl.com/3fk4k26
I have guessed it, the "humanists" who support a "rebellion" abroad, are afraid to be asked in light of the social facts in their own country for the causes of the malaise ... A shame!
@ Jürgen Gundlach
lol
You're a clown. The United States has by far a higher rate than brain towards Libya.
So shut up.
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Such authors are really rare to find nowadays.
World class;-)