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About 68% of Lebanese people are [[Islam|Muslim]] and 32% are [[Christian]].<ref name=":0" />

About 68% of Lebanese people are [[Islam|Muslim]] and 32% are [[Christian]].<ref name=":0" />

The [[official language]] of Lebanon is [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and it is the most common language.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/801063067|title=Le Liban contemporain : histoire et société|last=Corm|first=Georges|date=2012|isbn=978-2-7071-7357-7|edition=Édition revue et augmentée|location=Paris|oclc=801063067}}</ref> [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], and [[Armenian language|Armenian]] are also common languages.

The [[official language]] of Lebanon is [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and it is the most common language.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Le Liban contemporain : histoire et société|last=Corm|first=Georges|date=2012|isbn=978-2-7071-7357-7|edition=Édition revue et augmentée|location=Paris|oclc=801063067}}</ref> [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]], and [[Armenian language|Armenian]] are also common languages.

== Governorates and districts ==

== Governorates and districts ==

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:

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:

File:Beirut's Martyrs' Square during celebrations marking the release by the French of Lebanon's government from Rashayya prison on November 22, 1943, the day of Lebanon's independence. Adib Ibrahim.jpg|[[Martyrs' Square, Beirut|Martyrs' Square in Beirut]] during celebrations marking the release by the French of Lebanon's government from [[Rashayya prison]] on 22 November 1943

File:Beirut's Martyrs' Square during celebrations marking the release by the French of Lebanon's government from Rashayya prison on November 22, 1943, the day of Lebanon's independence. Adib Ibrahim.jpg|[[Martyrs' Square, Beirut|Martyrs' Square in Beirut]] during celebrations marking the release by the French of Lebanon's government from [[Rashayya prison]] on 22 November 1943

File:Camille Chamoun com Getúlio Vargas em visita ao Brasil, 1954 (cropped).tif|Under [[Camille Chamoun]]'s presidency, Lebanon experienced economic growth.

File:General Fouad Chehab.png|Under [[Fouad Chehab]], Lebanon experienced economic growth and sectarian harmony

File:Green Line, Beirut 1982.jpg|Green Line, Beirut 1982

File:Civil war Lebanon map 1983a.gif|Civil war Lebanon map 1983a

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