Lebanon

Republic o Lebanon
اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة (Arabic)
al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
République libanaise (French)


(Banner)	(Coat o Airms)

Motto: nane

Offeecial leid

Arabic
French

Caipital
(an lairgest ceety)

Guvrenment
- Preses
- Prime Meenister

Aurie
- Tot
- % watter

10,452km²
1.6%

Population
- 2009
- census
- Density

4,224,000

402/km²

Foondin

26 November 1941
recognized 22 November 1943

Siller

Lebanese pund (LBP)

Time zone

UTC + 2, Simmer: UTC + 3

Naitional anthem

Lebanese Naitional Anthem

Internet TLD

.lb

Cawin code

961

Lebanon (pronounced /ˈlɛbənɒn/ ( listen) or /ˈlɛbənən/; Arabic: لُبْنَان‎ Lubnān; French: Liban), offeecially the Republic o Lebanon^{[nb 1]} (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah; French: République libanaise), is a kintra on the eastren shore o the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered bi Sirie tae the north an east, an Israel tae the sooth. Lebanon's location at the crossroads o the Mediterranean Basin an the Arabian hinterland haes dictatit its rich history, an shapit a cultural identity o releegious an ethnic diversity.^[1]

Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ McGowen, Afaf Sabeh (1989). "Historical Setting". In Collelo, Thomas. Lebanon: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: The Division. OCLC 18907889. Retrieved 24 July 2009.

↑ Republic o Lebanon is the maist common term uised bi Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation o the official Arabic an French names, is an aa uised, but less frequently.

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