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+ heading + + text + footer + );close();}} World InfoZone - Lebanon Information - Page 1 scripttypetext/javascript\/scr+ipt);else _d.write(scr+ipt languageJavaScript srcNew_Menu/mmenudom.js\/scr+ipt);----Outer Table-- --Inner table----Title----Title----Nav--Saturday 7th October--Nav----Body----Column One--Lebanon Information - Page 1--Content--GeographyThe Lebanese Republic is in the Middle East and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, Syria and Israel.Beirut is the capital city and a major port. Tripoli is Lebanons second largest city.Much of Lebanon is mountainous. The Bekaa Valley is between the Lebanon mountain range and the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. There is a narrow Mediterranean coastal plain. Lebanons main rivers are the Litani and the Orontes.Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate. Its summers are hot and dry. Winters can be mild and wet with snow in the mountains.EnvironmentLebanon is a small country with a varied landscape consisting of beaches, mountains, valleys, forests and woodlands.The Kadisha Valley is one of Lebanons areas of natural beauty where it is possible to see some of Lebanons Cedars.Few of the famous Cedars of Lebanon (Besharre region) remain today. Deforestation is an environmental issue and forests and woodlands only cover eight percent of the country. Other environmental problems are soil erosion and desertification.ArchitectureThere are a number of World Heritage sites in Lebanon: Byblos, one of the worlds oldest cities; the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Baalbek (with the Roman Temple of Bacchus); Qadisha Valley, famous for its early Christian monasteries and Anjar, an Islamic Umayyad city built in the eighth century.Another of Lebanons historic sites is Beaufort Castle. Built in 1139 by European Crusaders, it is the largest Crusader castle in Lebanon.There are also many buildings dating from the Mamluke and Ottoman periods. Tripoli, in particular, has over forty buildings that are designated as historical sites.PopulationThe population of Lebanon was 3,826,018 in 2005.The majority of the population is Arab (ninety-five percent) with a minority of Armenians.LanguagesArabic is the official language. French and English are widely spoken.ReligionSeventy percent of the people are Muslim and thirty percent Christian.FoodThe mezzee which consists of many small dishes of food (grains, houmous, goats cheese, salads and vegetables) is a feature of Lebanese cuisine.Main meals may include meat (lamb, chicken), fish and vegetables. Popular main courses are kebbe which is mutton pounded and served with crushed wheat and chawarma, lamb cooked on a vertical spit. Stuffed vegetables are a feature of Lebanese cuisine. Staple foods include bread (flat varieties) and rice. Recipes may use yoghurt and nuts.Desserts include cakes, pastries, milk puddings, ice cream, sorbets and fresh fruit.Coffee is preferred thick, strong and sometimes slightly scented. Tea is served sweet with mint. Beers, wines and spirits are produced locally and a

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