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LebanonArabic: lubn #257;nXARTICLECONTENTINTRODUCTION1. Political situationDefence --2. Economy3. Health amp; EducationHuman rights --4. Religions amp; Peoples5. HistoryPlay national anthemSearch LebanonMAJOR CITIESBeirut (1.5 million)Tripoli (210,000)Zahle (60,000)Sayda (50,000)Tyre (30,000)Baalbek (30,000)Bint Jbeil (20,000)All figures are 2003 estimates.STATUSIndependent republic, but under great control and partial occupation of Syria. Lebanon is divided into 6 governorates (muhafaza(t)).Day of independence: November 22, 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration).GOVERNMENTHead of state: President Emile Lahoud.Prime minister: Fouad Saniora. There are 15 ministeries.Speaker of parliament: Nabih Berri.The president of Lebanon must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of parliament a Shii Muslim.National Assembly: 128 members.GEOGRAPHYInhabitants: 3.75 million (2005 estimate).Population growth rate: 1.4%Total area:10,452 km?Density: 359 per km?Water: 170 km sup2;Border: 454 km (Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km).Coastline: 225 km.Highest point: Qurnat as-Sawda 3,088 mArable land: 17.6%Capital: BeirutHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXWorld rank (of 177): 80Index (1.0 max): 0.758ExplanationDEMOGRAPHYEthnic groups: Arabs (Phoenicians), Armenians and others.Languages: Arabic (official), Armenian, English.Religions: Christianity, Sunni Islam, Shii Islam, Druze,Ismaili Islam, Alawites.ECONOMYCurrency: Pounds1,000 PoundsUS$0.66. US$11,510 Pounds (June 2003)CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHYLebanon is one of the smallest countries of the Middle East, and the change in nature is not connected to geographical distances, but altitudes. Lebanon is historically defined from the mountains, which have provided for protection for the local population.While some areas can be arid, the valleys between the mountains are green.Most of the population is live along the coast, living primarily of fishing, agriculture and trade./XARTICLENEW SEARCH:All of the wordsAny of the wordsExact phraseBoolean search copy; Copyright 1996-2006 LexicOrient. All rights reservedBy: XAUTHORTore Kjeilen/XAUTHORTHIS IS LEXICORIENTEncyclopaedia of the OrientAtlas of the OrientBabel:arabicAdventures of Algeria... Egypt... Libya... Mauritania... Morocco... Tunisia... Sudan
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