Lebanon
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For other uses, see Lebanon (disambiguation).
Lebanese Republic
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| Capital and largest city |
Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.9°N 35.533°E |
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| Official languages | Arabica | |||||
| Demonym | Lebanese | |||||
| Government | Unitary confessionalist parliamentary republic[1] |
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| - | Acting President | Tammam Salam | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Tammam Salam | ||||
| - | Speaker of Parliament | Nabih Berri | ||||
| Legislature | Chamber of Deputies | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Greater Lebanon | 1 September 1925 | ||||
| - | Constitution | 23 May 1926 | ||||
| - | Independence declared | 8 November 1943 | ||||
| - | Independence recognized by France | 22 November 1943 | ||||
| - | Withdrawal of French forces | 31 December 1946 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 10,452 km2 (166th) 4,036 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.8 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2008 estimate | 4,224,000[2] (126th) | ||||
| - | Density | 404/km2 (25th) 1,046/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $61.444 billion[3] (83rd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $15,522[3] (57th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $39.039 billion[3] (80th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $9,862[3] (63rd) | ||||
| HDI (2013) |  0.745[4]high · 72nd |
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| Currency | Lebanese pound (LBP) | |||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Drives on the | right[5] | |||||
| Calling code | +961 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .lb | |||||
| a. | Article 11 of the Constitution of Lebanon states that "Arabic is the official national language. A law determines the cases in which the French language is to be used." | |||||
Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, on the Mediterranean Sea. It has a border with Israel to the south, and Syria to the east and north. Lebanon has been independent since 1943. Its capital city is Beirut.
Lebanon has two chains of mountains. It is often called the ruby of the Middle East. It has a coastline stretching all the way up. The area of Lebanon is 10,452 square kilometres.
Over 4 million people live in Lebanon. The people mostly speak Arabic. About 60% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 39% are Christian.[6] There are 16 million Lebanese people living in other countries.
The national symbol in Lebanon is the Cedar tree, because an abundance of them are found in the Lebanon Mountains.
Governorates and districts[change | change source]
Lebanon is divided into six governorates. These are divided into twenty-five districts.[7] The districts are also divided into several municipalities. The governorates and their districts are listed below:
- Beirut Governorate
- The Beirut Governorate is not divided into districts and is limited to the city of Beirut
- Nabatieh Governorate (Jabal Amel)
- Beqaa Governorate
- Baalbek
- Hermel
- Rashaya
- Western Beqaa (al-Beqaa al-Gharbi)
- Zahle
- North Governorate (al-Shamal)
- Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan)
- South Governorate (al-Janoub)
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Lebanese Constitution" (PDF). Presidency of Lebanon. http://presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ (PDF) World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 2009. p. 17. http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Lebanon". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=38&pr.y=0&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=446&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme". United Nations. 2011. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Tables.pdf. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ "Driving in Lebanon". Adcidl.com. http://www.adcidl.com/Driving-in-Lebanon.html. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ Lebanon - CIA factbook
- ↑ USAID Lebanon. "USAID Lebanon—Definitions of Terms used". Retrieved 17 December 2006.
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