Lebanon

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Coordinates : 33°50′N 35°50′E  /  33.833°N 35.833°E  / 33.833; 35.833

Lebanese Republic

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al-Jumh?r?yah al-Lubn?n?yah
Anthem
Location o Lebanon
Location o Lebanon
Caipital
and largest city
Beirut
33°54′N 35°32′E  /  33.900°N 35.533°E  / 33.900; 35.533
Offeecial leids Arabic [nb 1]
Demonym(s) Lebanese
Govrenment Unitar pairlamentar
multi-confessionalist republic [1]
Michel Aoun (????? ???) [2]
Najib Mikati (???? ??????)
Nabih Berri (???? ????)
Legislatur Pairlament
Establishment
1 September 1920
? Constitution
23 Mey 1926
? Unthirldom declared
22 November 1943
? Unthirldom (Jyned UN / French Mandate endit)
24 October 1945
? Widrawal o French forces
31 December 1946
Aurie
? Tot
10,452 km 2 (4,036 sq mi) ( 166t )
? Water (%)
1.8
Population
? 2015 estimate
6,184,701 [3] [4] ( 112t )
? Density
560/km 2 (1,450.4/sq mi) ( 21st )
GDP   ( PPP ) 2017 estimate
? Total
$88.786 billion [5] ( 88t )
? Per capita
$19,128 [5] ( 80t )
GDP   (nominal) 2017 estimate
? Tot
$53.915 billion [5] ( 86t )
? Per capita
$11,615 [5] ( 71st )
HDI   (2015) Decrease 0.763 [6]
heich  ·  76th
Currency Lebanese poond ( LBP )
Time zone UTC +2 ( EET )
? Summer ( DST )
UTC +3 ( EEST )
Drivin side richt [7]
Cawin code +961 [8]
ISO 3166 code LB
Internet TLD .lb
Territorial Organization

Lebanon ( Arabic : ???????? ‎, Lubn?n ; French : Liban , [lib??] ), offeecially the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: ????????????????? ????????????????? ‎, al-Jumh?r?yah al-Lubn?n?yah ; French: Republique libanaise ), is a kintra on the eastren shore o the Mediterranean Sea . It is bordered bi Sirie tae the north an east, an Israel tae the sooth. Lebanon's location at the crossroads o the Mediterranean Basin an the Arabian hinterland haes dictatit its rich history , an shapit a cultural identity o releegious an ethnic diversity. [9]

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  1. "The Lebanese Constitution" (PDF) . Presidency of Lebanon. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 19 Januar 2012 . Retrieved 20 August 2011 . Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored ( help )
  2. "Results of 2nd round of Lebanon presidential election: Michel Aoun ? 83 (winner); blank votes ? 36; others/cancelled ? 8" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 31 October 2016 .
  3. "2015 Revision of World Population Prospects" . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs .
  4. "The World Factbook 2015" . CIA . Archived frae the original on 27 September 2011 . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
  5. a b c d "Lebanon" . International Monetary Fund . Retrieved 25 Julie 2017 .
  6. "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF) . United Nations Development Programme. 2016 . Retrieved 23 Mairch 2017 .
  7. "Driving in Lebanon" . adcidl.com. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2013 . Retrieved 17 Januar 2013 .
  8. Lebanon entry at The World Factbook
  9. McGowen, Afaf Sabeh (1989). "Historical Setting". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Lebanon: A Country Study . Area Handbook Series (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: The Division. OCLC   18907889 . Retrieved 24 Julie 2009 .
  1. Airticle 11 o the Constitution o Lebanon states: "Arabic is the offeecial naitional leid. A law shall determine the cases in that the French leid can be used." See: French leid in Lebanon