Question: who did libya gain independence from in 1951
Answer: 183 Official languages Arabic Spoken languages Libyan Arabic Tamazight Religion Islam Demonym Libyan Government Provisional government Chairman of the Presidential Council Fayez al - Sarraj Prime Minister ( GNA ) Fayez al - Sarraj President of the House of Representatives ( Libya ) Aguila Saleh Issa Prime Minister ( Tobruk ) Abdullah al - Thani Legislature House of Representatives High Council of State ( advisory ) Formation Independence from Italy 10 February 1947 Released from British and French oversight 24 December 1951 Coup d'état by Muammar Gaddafi 1 September 1969 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 19 November 1977 Revolution Day 17 February 2011 Area Total 1,759,541 km ( 679,363 sq mi ) ( 16th ) Population 2016 estimate 6,293,253 ( 108th ) 2006 census 5,658,000 Density 3.