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Lebanon
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Lebanese Republic
الجمهورية اللبنانية
al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah |
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| Capital and largest city |
Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.900°N 35.533°E |
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| Official languages | Arabic | ||||
| Demonym | Lebanese | ||||
| Government |
Unitary parliamentary multi-confessionalist republic |
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| Michel Aoun | |||||
| Saad Hariri | |||||
| Nabih Berri | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
| Establishment | |||||
| 1 September 1920 | |||||
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• Constitution
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23 May 1926 | ||||
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• Independence declared
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22 November 1943 | ||||
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• Independence (Joined UN / French Mandate ended)
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24 October 1945 | ||||
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• Withdrawal of French forces
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31 December 1946 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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10,452 km2 (4,036 sq mi) (166th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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1.8 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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6,184,701 (112th) | ||||
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• Density
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560/km2 (1,450.4/sq mi) (21st) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$81.122 billion (88th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$17,986 (80th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$49.919 billion (86th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$11,068 (71st) | ||||
| HDI (2014) |
 0.769high · 67th |
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| Currency | Lebanese pound (LBP) | ||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||||
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• Summer (DST)
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EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +961 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | LB | ||||
| Internet TLD | .lb | ||||
Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°50′E / 33.833°N 35.833°E
Lebanon (
i/ˈlɛbənɒn/; Arabic: لبنان Libnān; Lebanese Arabic: [lɪbˈnæːn]; French: Liban), officially known as the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah; Lebanese Arabic: [elˈʒʊmhuːɾɪjje l.ˈlɪbnæːnɪjje]), is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. At just 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq. mi.), it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent.
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