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Lebanon Capital: Beirut Population: 3,874,050 The Geography of Lebanon Total Size: 10,400 square km Size Comparison: about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut Geographical Coordinates: 33 50 N, 35 50 E World Region: Middle East General Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains Geographical Low Point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m Geographical High Point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows The People of Lebanon Type of Government: republic Languages Spoken: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian Independence: 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) National Holiday: Independence Day, 22 November (1943) Nationality: Lebanese (singular and plural) 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, Protestant), other 1.3% Economy of Lebanon Major Industries: banking, tourism, food processing, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating Agricultural Products: citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats Natural Resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Major Exports: authentic jewelry, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper Major Imports: petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP) National GDP: $23,690,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $1,782,000,000 Brief History of Lebanon: Following the capture of Syria from the Ottoman Empire by Anglo-French forces in 1918, France received a mandate over this territory and separated out a region of Lebanon in 1920. France granted this area independence in 1943. A 15-year civil war (1976-19 Back to Geography Home Page

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