Lebanon
Position: Middle East
Position: Middle East
| International name: | Lebanon |
| Local name: | Lubnan |
| AREA ................................................ | 10.400 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 3.777.218 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 363,2 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Beirut |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Prote |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Lebanese pound (LBP) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 5837 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,536 (88th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Qurnat as Sawda' 3088 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .lb |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +961 |
Middle East country
| Beirut | 22/11/2024 | 17:52 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook