It is the site of an experimental station for wind and solar power generation for desalination.

[1] The town is a major transport hub and border crossing, for trade by road between Tunisia and Libya.

[2] Ras Ajdir is a likely border station on the new Libyan Railways line, which is under construction in 2007.

[3] On 27 August, the border town was secured by the National Transitional Council forces.

As of 2019, the population of the small coastal town of Ra's Ajdir is 6,469 people consisting of 6,023 Libyans, 306 Tunisians, 87 Algerians, 31 Italians, 9 Chadians, 7 Egyptians, and 6 Maltese.