Misurata Free Zone:-

     The free zone was established in order to vary and support the national income sources by attracting the investments to Great Jamahiriya in an environment free of management and fiscal restrictions development of commercial, goods and service exchange and creating an industrial base in addition to transporting and setting technology and training upon it and providing work opportunities for the citizens and with this zone and its development will increase opportunities of attracting the investors in industrial, service and commercial activities which target the African market to settle their investments in Jamahiriya.

     Misurata Free Zone extends to 3539 hec. including Misurata Seaport with a capability of expansion in the southern side up to 20,000 hec. On the marshy lands owned by the government , and it is an area free of all tax, custom duties, commercial and monetary restrictions, and among others, and established by the resolution of people's committee General No. (495) 2000 and reorganized by the resolution of people's committee General  No. (32) 2006 .

The distances between the Misurata Free Zone and the neighbouring country borders:-

  The Country                                      Distance (Km)

      Tunisia                                                      381
      Egypt                                                      1427
      Algeria                                                      890
      Sudan                                                     1864
      Niger                                                      1332
      Chad                                                      1960