TRIPOLI, a kingdom of Africa, in Barbary; bounded on the north by the Mediterranean sea; on the south, by the country of the Beriberies; on the west, by the kingdom of Tunis, Biledulgerid, and a territory of the Gadamis; and on the east, by Egypt. It is about 925 miles along the sea-coast; but the breadth is various. Some parts of it are pretty fruitful; but that towards Egypt is a sandy desert. It had the title of a kingdom, but is now a republic, governed by a dey. He is not absolute; for a Turkish bashaw resides here, who receives his authority from the grand seignior, and has a power of controlling the dey, and levying taxes on the people. The dey is elected by the soldiers, who make no scruple of deposing him when they please.