Lebanon

For ither uises, see Lebanon (disambiguation).

Lebanon (Arabic: لُبْنَان‎, Lubnān; French: Liban, [libɑ̃]), offeecially the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة‎, al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah; French: République 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]

Lebanese Republic الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem:  كلّنا للوطن Kulluna lil-watan Aw O Us, For the Kintra!
Caipital and largest city	Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E
Offeecial leids	Arabic[nb 1]
Demonym(s)	Lebanese
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar multi-confessionalist republic[1]
• Preses	Michel Aoun (ميشال عون)[2]
• Prime Meenister	Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي)
• Speaker o the Pairlament	Nabih Berri (نبيه برّي)
Legislatur	Pairlament
Establishment
• Greater Lebanon	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 km2 (4,036 sq mi) (166t)
• Water (%)	1.8
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,184,701[3][4] (112t)
• Density	560/km2 (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)	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

Notes

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. "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

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