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flag Lebanon Lebanon: Introduction

Capital: Beirut

Population

Total Population: 4,227,597
Annual Growth Rate: 0.7%
Density: 413 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 87.2%
Population of main cities (including suburbs): Beirut (1,380,000); Tripoli (230,000); Sidon (160,000).
Ethnic Origins: The population is 95% Arab and 4% Armenian. The Christian population tends to identify itself to the Phoenicians and refuses to be classified as "Arab".
Official Language: Arabic
Other Languages Spoken: English and French are spoken by a large part of the population. Armenian 6% and Kurdish 1%.
Business Language(s): French and Arabic
Religion: Muslims (Shiites and Sunni): 59.7%; Christians (Orthodox, Armenians, Gregorians): 39%; Other religions: 1.3%.

Local Time:

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National Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)



Country Overview

Area: 10,450 km²
Type of State: A Republic based on confessionalist, parliamentary democracy. This means that each political position must be filled by a person of a particular denomination.
Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
It is heavily dependent on foreign trade for importing consumer goods and raw materials; high debt ratio
HDI (World Rank): 78th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Lebanon, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Lebanon, Dial +961
Internet Suffix: .lb
Telephone Lines: 16.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 37.7 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20062007200820092010
Imports of Goods (million USD) 9,64712,25116,75416,57418,460
Exports of Goods (million USD) 2,8143,5744,4544,1875,021
Imports of Services (million USD) 8,7209,97313,44514,301-
Exports of Services (million USD) 11,56512,74417,55816,869-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

 
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