The primary crops include wheat, tomatoes, melons and grapes. Oranges are grown on the Cap Bon Peninsula and are a particularly important crop for export to Europe. Although not as fortunate as its neighboring countries, Tunisia does have several substantial petroleum deposits. Tunisia has the best example of a democratic government in North Africa due to its constitution of 1959 that deemed it a free, independent and sovereign country. Libya was an agricultural society until the discovery of petroleum in the late 1950's, which significantly boosted their economy.
Agriculture accounts for only a small percentage of Libya's yearly domestic product.
Petroleum is the leading product and main source of revenue. A portion of the profits are used to support revolutionary Arab-Islamic causes abroad. The U.S. bombed Libya in 1986 due to their repeated confrontations concerning the Gulf of Sidra, and the speculation of their nuclear and chemical weapons production. Libya s GNP per Capita is unavailable. The GNP per Capita of Western Sahara is unavailable.