Useful addresses to prepare your trip Tripoli

The Swiss embassy in Tripoli, Libya, is currently closed. Swiss nationals requiring consular services should contact the Swiss embassy in Tunis, Tunisia. Contact details for the Swiss embassy in Tripoli are as follows: central telephone +218 21 361 41 18, central fax +218 21 361 42 38, central e-mail [email protected].

The Libyan Embassy in France is the diplomatic representation of the State of Libya to the French Republic. Its current ambassador is Hamed Elhouderi.

The Canadian Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, is currently closed due to the security situation in the country. However, it continues to operate from the Canadian Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, until conditions permit its reopening. Despite this closure, Canada maintains diplomatic relations with Libya and remains committed to supporting the Libyan people in their efforts to establish a stable and secure democracy. The embassy offers a range of services to Canadians visiting or living in Libya, such as information on international adoption, education abroad, marriage abroad, birth registration abroad, pensions and retirement abroad, citizenship services, passport services, visa and immigration services, notary services and voting from abroad.

The imposing entrance is located at the northeast end of the square.

Adjacent to the municipality's premises, the central position is the gigantism of its lobby typical of the Italian architecture of the 1930 s.

Sending of Fax: in France: 1,5 DL the first page, 1 DL on the following pages. Fax service: is open from a. m. to p. m. from Saturday to Thursday and from a. m. to p. m. on Friday.

Sending mail to France: 0,25 DL postage for a postcard, 0,50 DL for a letter.

It is possible to consult the catalogues of stamp collections (tawabe ') kept at the counters, the real aubaine for the philatelist. Libyan stamps are particularly worked and original in their graphics, colours and gilt. Some platelets appear almost as small BD on the official history, the economic, cultural and political life of the country (stamps from 4-5 DL).