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| Official Name : | AL-JUMHOURIYA AL-LUBNANIYA (Republic of Lebanon) |
| Land Area: | 10,400 square kilometres / 4,014 square miles. |
| Population: | 3,826,000 (est 2005). Density 382.4 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: | Arabic and French (both official), English, Amenian. |
| Religions: | Muslim 75%, Christian 25%. |
| Capital: | Beirut (Bayrut). Population 2,500,000 |
| Currency: | Lebanese lira (pound), divided into 100 piastres. |
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Independant: |
January 1 1944, (nominally) from France. |
| Geography: |
The land rises from the narrow coastal plain eastwards to form the Mt Lebanon Range, that stretches to over 30% of the area of Lebanon. Between the eastern slopes of this principle range and the Anti Lebanon, lies the fertile Beqaa Valley (in fact a plateau of average elevation of 1000m). 21% of the land is arable, a futher 8% is forested. |
National
Flag - Ratio 1:2 | Position
in the Middle East |
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Climate
in Beirut - elevation 34m / 112ft | |
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