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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Beirut
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1,916,100
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2020
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Ra's Bayrut
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1,251,739
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2020
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Tripoli
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229,398
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2020
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| Region: |
Middle East |
| Population: |
4,243,323 |
| Area Total: |
10,400km2 |
| Area Land: |
10,230km2 |
| Coast Line: |
225km |
| Capital: |
Beirut |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows. |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), French (official), Armenian, English |
| Currency: |
1 Lebanese pound (£L) = 100 piasters |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 22 November (1943), Martyr's Day is 6 May |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 46.60°F |
| July: |
°C / 74.30°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 33.9" |
Boundaries
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Syria
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375 km
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Israel
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79 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Arab
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95.00%
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Armenian
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4.00%
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Jewish and others
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1.00%
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Religions
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Muslim (includes Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri)
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69.00%
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Christian (includes Maronite, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant sects among others)
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30.00%
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Jewish
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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