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 | Lebanese Republic
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| Location: |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
10,400 sq km |
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| Area: |
10,400 sq km |
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| Climate: |
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
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| Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain; Al Biqa' (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
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| Population: |
3,562,699 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Islam 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups¡ªAlawite or Nusayri, Druze, Isma'ilite, Shi'a, Sunni), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups¡ª4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic, 1 Protestant), Judaism NEGL%
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian widely understood
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| Capital: |
Beirut
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