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Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon |
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Last reviewed: 10 July 2009 |
Country information
Area: 10,452 sq km (4,036 sq miles)
Population: 4million
Capital City: Beirut (population: 1.6m, estimate 1996)
People: 4 million, this does not include an estimated 300,000 - 450,00 Palestinian refugees. The population is predominantly Arab with a sizeable Armenian minority. The Lebanese diaspora is thought to total 14 million
Languages: Arabic (official), English, French, Armenian
Religion(s): There are 18 registered sects in Lebanon including, Maronite Christian, Shia Muslim, Sunni Muslim and Druze
Currency: Lebanese Pound
Major political parties: Numerous political groupings exist in Lebanon, organised along mostly sectarian lines
Government: Republic
Head of State: General Michel Sleiman
Prime Minister: Sa'ad el- Hariri
Foreign Minister: Fawzi Salloukh
