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{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = Lebanese Republic
|native_name = <div style="line-height:1.33em;">{{unbulleted list |{{big|{{lang|ar|الجمهورية اللبنانية}}}} |{{smaller|{{transl|ar|ISO|''Al-Jumhūrīyah Al-Libnānīyah''}}}} |''{{lang|fr|République libanaise}}''}}</div>
|common_name = Lebanon
|image_flag = Flag of Lebanon.svg
|image_coat = Coat of Arms of Lebanon.svg
|national_anthem = {{unbulleted list |{{lower|0.1em|{{big|[[Lebanese National Anthem|كلّنا للوطن]]}}}} |{{transl|ar|ISO|''Kulluna lil-watan''}} |{{small|''All Of Us, For the Nation!''}}}}
|image_map = Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg
|capital = [[Beirut]]
|latd=33 |latm=54 |latNS=N |longd=35 |longm=32 |longEW=E
|largest_city = [[Beirut]]
|official_languages = [[Literary Arabic|Arabic]]<sup>a</sup>
|demonym = [[Lebanese (disambiguation)|Lebanese]]
|government_type = {{nowrap|[[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Confessionalism (politics)|confessionalist]]<br/>[[parliamentary republic]]<ref name="constitution">{{cite web |title=The Lebanese Constitution |url=http://presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Presidency of Lebanon |accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref>}}
|leader_title1 = [[President of Lebanon|Acting President]]
|leader_name1 = [[Tammam Salam]]
|leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]]
|leader_name2 = [[Tammam Salam]]
|leader_title3 = [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon|Speaker of Parliament]]
|leader_name3 = [[Nabih Berri]]
|legislature = [[Parliament of Lebanon|Chamber of Deputies]]
|established_event1 = [[Greater Lebanon]]
|established_date1 = 1 September 1925
|established_event2 = Constitution
|established_date2 = 23 May 1926
|established_event3 = Independence declared
|established_date3 = 8 November 1943
|established_event4 = Independence recognized by [[France]]
|established_date4 = 22 November 1943
|established_event5= Withdrawal of [[Allies of World War II|French forces]]
|established_date5= 31 December 1946
|area_rank = 166th
|area_magnitude = 1 E10
|area_km2 = 10452
|area_sq_mi = 4036
|percent_water = 1.8
|area_label = Total
|population_estimate = 4,224,000<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf |title=World Population Prospects, Table A.1 |page=17 |version=2008 revision |format=PDF |publisher=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]] |year=2009 |accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref>
|population_estimate_rank = 126th
|population_estimate_year= 2008
|population_density_km2 = 404
|population_density_sq_mi = 1046
|population_density_rank = 25th
|GDP_PPP = $61.444 billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web |url=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= |title=Lebanon |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] |accessdate=19 April 2012}}</ref>
|GDP_PPP_rank = 83rd
|GDP_PPP_year = 2011
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $15,522<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 57th
|GDP_nominal = $39.039 billion<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_nominal_rank = 80th
|GDP_nominal_year = 2011
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $9,862<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 63rd
|Gini_year = |Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |Gini = <!--number only--> |Gini_ref = |Gini_rank =
|HDI_year = 2013
|HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
|HDI = 0.745 <!--number only-->
|HDI_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Tables.pdf |title=HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme |year=2011 |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|HDI_rank = 72nd
|currency = [[Lebanese pound]]
|currency_code = LBP
|time_zone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +2
|time_zone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +3
|drives_on = right<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adcidl.com/Driving-in-Lebanon.html |title=Driving in Lebanon |publisher=Adcidl.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-17}}</ref>
|calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in Lebanon|+961]]
|cctld = [[.lb]]
|footnote_a = Article 11 of the [[Constitution of Lebanon]] states that "[[Literary Arabic|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 [[coast]]line 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 language|Arabic]]. About 60% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 39% are Christian.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html#People Lebanon - CIA factbook]</ref> 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==
Lebanon is divided into six [[governorate]]s. These are divided into twenty-five districts.<ref>USAID Lebanon. [http://lebanon.usaid.gov/(jakkco45gisweaychxvyoq55)/files/activities.aspx "USAID Lebanon—Definitions of Terms used"]. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> 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'')
** [[Bint Jbeil District|Bint Jbeil]]
** [[Hasbaya District|Hasbaya]]
** [[Marjeyoun District|Marjeyoun]]
** [[Nabatieh District|Nabatieh]]
* [[Beqaa Governorate]]
** [[Baalbek District|Baalbek]]
** [[Hermel District|Hermel]]
** [[Rashaya District|Rashaya]]
** [[Western Beqaa District|Western Beqaa]] (''al-Beqaa al-Gharbi'')
** [[Zahle District|Zahle]]
* [[North Governorate]] (''al-Shamal'')
** [[Akkar District|Akkar]]
** [[Batroun District|Batroun]]
** [[Bsharri District|Bsharri]]
** [[Koura District|Koura]]
** [[Miniyeh-Danniyeh District|Miniyeh-Danniyeh]]
** [[Tripoli District|Tripoli]]
** [[Zgharta District|Zgharta]]
* [[Mount Lebanon Governorate]] (''Jabal Lubnan'')
** [[Aley District|Aley]]
** [[Baabda District|Baabda]]
** [[Byblos]] (''Jbeil'')
** [[Chouf District|Chouf]]
** [[Keserwan District|Keserwan]]
** [[Matn District|Matn]]
* [[South Governorate]] (''al-Janoub'')
** [[Jezzine District|Jezzine]]
** [[Sidon District|Sidon]] (''Saida'')
** [[Tyre District|Tyre]] (''Sur'')
[[File:Pano Baalbek 1.jpg|thumb|center|500px|The historic site of Baalbek in Lebanon]]
==Related pages==
*[[Lebanon at the Olympics]]
*[[Lebanon national football team]]
*[[List of rivers of Lebanon]]
*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Asia}}
{{Middle East}}
[[Category:Lebanon| ]]
{{geo-stub}}
{{Link FA|ar}}
{{Link FA|ur}}
{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = Lebanese Republic
|native_name = <div style="line-height:1.33em;">{{unbulleted list |{{big|{{lang|ar|الجمهورية اللبنانية}}}} |{{smaller|{{transl|ar|ISO|''Al-Jumhūrīyah Al-Libnānīyah''}}}} |''{{lang|fr|République libanaise}}''}}</div>
|common_name = Lebanon
|image_flag = Flag of Lebanon.svg
|image_coat = Coat of Arms of Lebanon.svg
|national_anthem = {{unbulleted list |{{lower|0.1em|{{big|[[Lebanese National Anthem|كلّنا للوطن]]}}}} |{{transl|ar|ISO|''Kulluna lil-watan''}} |{{small|''All Of Us, For the Nation!''}}}}
|image_map = Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg
|capital = [[Beirut]]
|latd=33 |latm=54 |latNS=N |longd=35 |longm=32 |longEW=E
|largest_city = [[Beirut]]
|official_languages = [[Literary Arabic|Arabic]]<sup>a</sup>
|demonym = [[Lebanese (disambiguation)|Lebanese]]
|government_type = {{nowrap|[[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Confessionalism (politics)|confessionalist]]<br/>[[parliamentary republic]]<ref name="constitution">{{cite web |title=The Lebanese Constitution |url=http://presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=Presidency of Lebanon |accessdate=20 August 2011}}</ref>}}
|leader_title1 = [[President of Lebanon|Acting President]]
|leader_name1 = [[Tammam Salam]]
|leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]]
|leader_name2 = [[Tammam Salam]]
|leader_title3 = [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon|Speaker of Parliament]]
|leader_name3 = [[Nabih Berri]]
|legislature = [[Parliament of Lebanon|Chamber of Deputies]]
|established_event1 = [[Greater Lebanon]]
|established_date1 = 1 September 1925
|established_event2 = Constitution
|established_date2 = 23 May 1926
|established_event3 = Independence declared
|established_date3 = 8 November 1943
|established_event4 = Independence recognized by [[France]]
|established_date4 = 22 November 1943
|established_event5= Withdrawal of [[Allies of World War II|French forces]]
|established_date5= 31 December 1946
|area_rank = 166th
|area_magnitude = 1 E10
|area_km2 = 10452
|area_sq_mi = 4036
|percent_water = 1.8
|area_label = Total
|population_estimate = 4,224,000<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf |title=World Population Prospects, Table A.1 |page=17 |version=2008 revision |format=PDF |publisher=[[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]] |year=2009 |accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref>
|population_estimate_rank = 126th
|population_estimate_year= 2008
|population_density_km2 = 404
|population_density_sq_mi = 1046
|population_density_rank = 25th
|GDP_PPP = $61.444 billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web |url=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= |title=Lebanon |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] |accessdate=19 April 2012}}</ref>
|GDP_PPP_rank = 83rd
|GDP_PPP_year = 2011
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $15,522<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 57th
|GDP_nominal = $39.039 billion<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_nominal_rank = 80th
|GDP_nominal_year = 2011
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $9,862<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 63rd
|Gini_year = |Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |Gini = <!--number only--> |Gini_ref = |Gini_rank =
|HDI_year = 2013
|HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
|HDI = 0.745 <!--number only-->
|HDI_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Tables.pdf |title=HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme |year=2011 |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=2 November 2011}}</ref>
|HDI_rank = 72nd
|currency = [[Lebanese pound]]
|currency_code = LBP
|time_zone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +2
|time_zone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +3
|drives_on = right<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adcidl.com/Driving-in-Lebanon.html |title=Driving in Lebanon |publisher=Adcidl.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-17}}</ref>
|calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in Lebanon|+961]]
|cctld = [[.lb]]
|footnote_a = Article 11 of the [[Constitution of Lebanon]] states that "[[Literary Arabic|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 [[coast]]line 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 language|Arabic]]. About 60% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 39% are Christian.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html#People Lebanon - CIA factbook]</ref> 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==
Lebanon is divided into six [[governorate]]s. These are divided into twenty-five districts.<ref>USAID Lebanon. [http://lebanon.usaid.gov/(jakkco45gisweaychxvyoq55)/files/activities.aspx "USAID Lebanon—Definitions of Terms used"]. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> 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'')
** [[Bint Jbeil District|Bint Jbeil]]
** [[Hasbaya District|Hasbaya]]
** [[Marjeyoun District|Marjeyoun]]
** [[Nabatieh District|Nabatieh]]
* [[Beqaa Governorate]]
** [[Baalbek District|Baalbek]]
** [[Hermel District|Hermel]]
** [[Rashaya District|Rashaya]]
** [[Western Beqaa District|Western Beqaa]] (''al-Beqaa al-Gharbi'')
** [[Zahle District|Zahle]]
* [[North Governorate]] (''al-Shamal'')
** [[Akkar District|Akkar]]
** [[Batroun District|Batroun]]
** [[Bsharri District|Bsharri]]
** [[Koura District|Koura]]
** [[Miniyeh-Danniyeh District|Miniyeh-Danniyeh]]
** [[Tripoli District|Tripoli]]
** [[Zgharta District|Zgharta]]
* [[Mount Lebanon Governorate]] (''Jabal Lubnan'')
** [[Aley District|Aley]]
** [[Baabda District|Baabda]]
** [[Byblos]] (''Jbeil'')
** [[Chouf District|Chouf]]
** [[Keserwan District|Keserwan]]
** [[Matn District|Matn]]
* [[South Governorate]] (''al-Janoub'')
** [[Jezzine District|Jezzine]]
** [[Sidon District|Sidon]] (''Saida'')
** [[Tyre District|Tyre]] (''Sur'')
[[File:Pano Baalbek 1.jpg|thumb|center|500px|The historic site of Baalbek in Lebanon]]
==Related pages==
*[[Lebanon at the Olympics]]
*[[Lebanon national football team]]
*[[List of rivers of Lebanon]]
*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Asia}}
{{Middle East}}
[[Category:Lebanon| ]]
{{geo-stub}}
{{Link FA|ar}}
{{Link FA|ur}}