Marj is situated on the Cyrenaica Plateau at the western edge of the Jebel Akhdar.

Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around 423 m (1,388 ft).

There were 3,573 workers in state administration, 1,999 in agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry, 2,445 in agriculture & hunting, 2,029 in education, 1,558 in private enterprises, 584 in health & social work, 925 in production, 2,214 in technical work and 354 service workers.

[8] Libya became independent in 1951 from the colonial empire and generally known for its oil rich resources.

All the powers rested centrally with the President Gaddafi for 42 years till the 2011 armed rebellion which topple him.

[9] As per the constitution, Libya is the most decentralized Arab nation, but practically all powers are vested on central government on account of control over the oil revenues.

As a part of decentralization in 2012, the country is administratively split into 13 regions from the original 25 municipalities, which were further divided in 1,500 communes.