Lebanon
For other uses, see Lebanon (disambiguation).
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الجمهورية اللبنانية
Al-Jumhūrīyyah al-Lubnānīyyah Lebanese Republic |
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| Anthem: Kulluna lil-watan lil 'ula lil-'alam |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.9°N 35.533°E |
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| Official language(s) | Arabic; in some cases French | |||||
| Other common languages | French, English, Armenian | |||||
| Demonym | Lebanese | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy | |||||
| - | President | Michel Suleiman | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Najib Mikati | ||||
| - | Speaker of Parliament | Nabih Berri | ||||
| Independence | from France-administered League of Nations mandate | |||||
| - | Declared | November 26, 1941 | ||||
| - | Recognized | November 22, 1943 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 10,452 km2 (166th) 4,035 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.6 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | February 2008 estimate | 4,196,453 (125th) | ||||
| - | Density | 358/km2 (26th) 948/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $41.96 billion (84rd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $9,100 (42th) | ||||
| HDI (2007) |  0.772 (medium) (88th) |
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| Currency | Lebanese pound (LL) (LBP) |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .lb | |||||
| Calling code | 961 | |||||
Lebanon is a country in the Middle East (also called west Asia), on the Mediterranean Sea. It has a border with Israel to the south, and Syria to the east and north. Lebanon has been independent since 1943, and over 4 million people live there. There are 16 million Lebanese people living in other countries. Its capital city is Beirut. Lebanon has 2 chains of mountains. It is often called the ruby of the Middle East. It has a coastline stretching all the way up.The area of Lebanon is 10452 square kilometres. 59.70% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 39% are Christian[1]. The remaining 1.3% is made up of other religions including Judaism, Buddhism, and Bahá'í followers.
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Symbol [change]
The important symbol in Lebanon is the Cedar Tree because an abundance of them are found in the Lebanon Mountains.
Governorates and districts [change]
Lebanon is divided into six governorates. These are divided into twenty-five districts.[2] The districts are also divided into several municipalities. The governorates and their districts are listed below:
- Beirut Governorate
- The Beirut Governorate is not divided into districts and is limited to the city of Beirut
- Nabatieh Governorate (Jabal Amel)
- Beqaa Governorate
- Baalbek
- Hermel
- Rashaya
- Western Beqaa (al-Beqaa al-Gharbi)
- Zahle
- North Governorate (al-Shamal)
- Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan)
- South Governorate (al-Janoub)
Other pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ Lebanon - CIA factbook
- ↑ USAID Lebanon. "USAID Lebanon—Definitions of Terms used". Retrieved 17 December 2006.
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