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{{Infobox country
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|conventional_long_name = Lebanese Republic
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| conventional_long_name               = Lebanese Republic
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|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>
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| 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>
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|common_name = Lebanon
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| common_name               = Lebanon
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|image_flag = Flag of Lebanon.svg
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| image_flag               = Flag of Lebanon.svg
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|image_coat = Coat of Arms of Lebanon.svg
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| image_coat               = Coat of Arms of Lebanon.svg
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|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!''}}}}
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| 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!''}}}}
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|image_map = Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg
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| image_map               = Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg
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|capital = [[Beirut]]
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| capital               = [[Beirut]]
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|coordinates={{coord|33|54|N|35|32|E}}
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| coordinates               = {{coord|33|54|N|35|32|E}}
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|largest_city = [[Beirut]]
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| largest_city               = [[Beirut]]
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|official_languages = Arabic, French, English, Armenian
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| official_languages               = Arabic
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|demonym = [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]]  
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| demonym               = [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]]
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|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>}}
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| 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>}}
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|leader_title1 = [[President of Lebanon|President]]
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| leader_title1               = [[President of Lebanon|President]]
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|leader_name1 = [[Michel Aoun]]
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| leader_name1               = [[Michel Aoun]]
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|leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]]
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| leader_title2               = [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]]
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|leader_name2 = [[Mustapha Adib]]
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| leader_name2               = [[Mustapha Adib]]
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|leader_title3 = [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon|Speaker of Parliament]]
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| leader_title3               = [[List of Speakers of the Parliament of Lebanon|Speaker of Parliament]]
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|leader_name3 = [[Nabih Berri]]
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| leader_name3               = [[Nabih Berri]]
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|legislature = [[Parliament of Lebanon|Chamber of Deputies]]
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| legislature               = [[Parliament of Lebanon|Chamber of Deputies]]
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|established_event1 = [[Greater Lebanon]]
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| established_event1               = [[Greater Lebanon]]
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|established_date1 = 1 September 1925
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| established_date1               = 1 September 1925
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|established_event2 = Constitution
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| established_event2               = Constitution
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|established_date2 = 23 May 1926
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| established_date2               = 23 May 1926
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|established_event3 = Independence declared
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| established_event3               = Independence declared
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|established_date3 = 8 November 1943
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| established_date3               = 8 November 1943
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|established_event4 = Independence recognized by [[France]]
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| established_event4               = Independence recognized by [[France]]
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|established_date4 = 22 November 1943
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| established_date4               = 22 November 1943
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|established_event5= Withdrawal of [[Allies of World War II|French forces]]
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| established_event5               = Withdrawal of [[Allies of World War II|French forces]]
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|established_date5= 31 December 1946
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| established_date5               = 31 December 1946
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|area_rank = 166th
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| area_rank               = 166th
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|area_km2 = 10452
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| area_km2               = 10,452
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|area_sq_mi = 4036
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| area_sq_mi               = 4,036
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|percent_water = 1.8
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| percent_water               = 1.8
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|area_label = Total
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| area_label               = Total
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|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>
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| population_estimate               = 5,260,000<ref>{{url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/population/country-comparison|title=Population - The World Factbook}}</ref>
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|population_estimate_rank = 126th
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| population_estimate_rank               = 121st
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|population_estimate_year= 2008
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| population_estimate_year               = 2021
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|population_density_km2 = 404
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| population_density_km2               = 656
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1046
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| population_density_sq_mi               = 1,700
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|population_density_rank = 25th
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| population_density_rank               = 17th
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|GDP_PPP = $61.444&nbsp;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>
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| GDP_PPP               = $61.444&nbsp;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>
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|GDP_PPP_rank = 83rd
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| GDP_PPP_rank               = 83rd
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|GDP_PPP_year = 2011
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| GDP_PPP_year               = 2011
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $15,522<ref name=imf2/>
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita               = $15,522<ref name=imf2/>
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 57th
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| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank               = 57th
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|GDP_nominal = $39.039&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2/>
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| GDP_nominal               = $39.039&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2/>
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|GDP_nominal_rank = 80th
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| GDP_nominal_rank               = 80th
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|GDP_nominal_year = 2011
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| GDP_nominal_year               = 2011
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|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $9,862<ref name=imf2/>
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita               = $9,862<ref name=imf2/>
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|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 63rd
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| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank               = 63rd
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|Gini_year = |Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady--> |Gini = <!--number only--> |Gini_ref = |Gini_rank =
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| Gini_year               =  
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|HDI_year = 2013
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| Gini_change               = <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
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|HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
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| Gini               = <!--number only-->
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|HDI = 0.745 <!--number only-->
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| Gini_ref               =  
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|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>
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| Gini_rank               =  
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|HDI_rank = 72nd
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| HDI_year               = 2013
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|currency = [[Lebanese pound]]
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| HDI_change               = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
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|currency_code = LBP
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| HDI               = 0.745 <!--number only-->
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|time_zone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
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| 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>
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|utc_offset = +2
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| HDI_rank               = 72nd
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|time_zone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
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| currency               = [[Lebanese pound]]
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|utc_offset_DST = +3
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| currency_code               = LBP
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|drives_on = right<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adcidl.com/Driving-in-Lebanon.html |title=Driving in Lebanon |publisher=Adcidl.com |accessdate=2013-01-17}}</ref>
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| time_zone               = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
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|calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in Lebanon|+961]]
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| utc_offset               = +2
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|cctld = [[.lb]]
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| time_zone_DST               = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
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|footnote_a = Article 11 of the [[Constitution of Lebanon]] states that "[[Literary Arabic|Arabic]] is the official language. A law determines the cases in which the [[French language]] is to be used."
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| utc_offset_DST               = +3
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| drives_on               = right<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adcidl.com/Driving-in-Lebanon.html |title=Driving in Lebanon |publisher=Adcidl.com |accessdate=2013-01-17}}</ref>
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| calling_code               = [[Telephone numbers in Lebanon|+961]]
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| cctld               = [[.lb]]
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| footnote_a               = Article 11 of the [[Constitution of Lebanon]] states that "[[Literary Arabic|Arabic]] is the official language. A law determines the cases in which the [[French language]] is to be used."
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| pop_den_footnote                = 2018
 
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'''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]].
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'''Lebanon''' is a country in the [[Middle East]], located in [[Western Asia]], on the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It has a [[border]] with [[Israel]] to the south, and [[Syria]] to the east and north. Lebanon has been [[Independence|independent]] since 1943. Its [[capital city]] is [[Beirut]].
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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&nbsp;square&nbsp;kilometres.
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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&nbsp;square&nbsp;kilometers.
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Over 4&nbsp;million people live in Lebanon. The people mostly speak [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. About 54% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 40.5% are Christian.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html#People|publisher=United States government|accessdate=20 March 2016}}</ref> There are 16 million Lebanese people living in other countries. Lebanon is a very [[western civilization|westernized]] country.
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The [[Cedar|Cedar&nbsp;tree]] is the [[National symbols|national&nbsp;symbol]] of Lebanon; because many of them grow in the Lebanon Mountains.
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The national symbol in Lebanon is the [[Cedar]] tree, because many of them grow in the Lebanon Mountains.
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== Population of Lebanon ==
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Around 5.2&nbsp;million people live in Lebanon.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=July 2021|title=The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lebanon/#people-and-society|url-status=live|accessdate=|website=CIA|publisher=United States government}}</ref>
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Around 14&nbsp;million Lebanese people live outside Lebanon. <ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2018|title=The Lebanese Diaspora: An Exploration of Assimilation and Success in the United States|url=https://digital.sandiego.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=dissertations|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== The People of Lebanon ==
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Lebanon is a very [[western civilization|Westernized]] country.
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About 61% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 34% are Christian.<ref name=":0" />
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Lebanese people mostly speak [[Arabic language|Arabic]]; but [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], and [[Armenian language|Armenian]] are also common languages.
    
==Governorates and districts==
 
==Governorates and districts==
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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:
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Lebanon is divided into six [[governorate]]s.  These are divided into 25 districts.<ref>USAID Lebanon. [http://lebanon.usaid.gov/(jakkco45gisweaychxvyoq55)/files/activities.aspx "USAID Lebanon—Definitions of Terms used"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127181225/http://lebanon.usaid.gov/(puyzpfns2okniqfjlcjpftuz)/files/activities.aspx |date=2007-01-27 }}. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> The districts are also divided into several municipalities. The governorates and their districts are listed below:
    
* [[Beirut Governorate]]
 
* [[Beirut Governorate]]
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==Related pages==
 
==Related pages==
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*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
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*[[2020 Beirut explosion]]
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*[[List of rivers of Lebanon]]
 
*[[Lebanon at the Olympics]]
 
*[[Lebanon at the Olympics]]
 
*[[Lebanon national football team]]
 
*[[Lebanon national football team]]
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*[[List of rivers of Lebanon]]
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*[[Lebanese Civil War]]
      
== References ==
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Population]]
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