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Also Known As Lubnān • Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah • Republic of Lebanon
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Najib Mikati
Capital Beirut
Population (2024 est.) 7,447,000
Head Of State President: vacant
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [1281])
Official Language Arabic2
Official Religion none
Official Name Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah (Lebanese Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km) 10,452
Total Area (Sq Mi) 4,036
Monetary Unit Lebanese pound (LBP)
Population Rank (2023) 120
Population Projection 2030 5,938,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2023) 1,345.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2022) 519.7
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2020) 88.9% • Rural: (2020) 11.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 77.4 years • Female: (2022) 80.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2019) 97% • Female: (2019) 94%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2021) 27,779
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2021) 4,970
1By law, one-half of the membership is Christian and one-half is Muslim/Druze.2A law determines French usage per article 11 of the constitution. In 2004 about 20% of the population spoke French in their daily lives.

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National anthem of Lebanon

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Saad al-Hariri
Saad al-Hariri
prime minister of Lebanon
Rafic al-Hariri
Rafic al-Hariri
prime minister of Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
president of Lebanon
Fuad Chehab
president of Lebanon
Bashīr Shihāb II
ruler of Lebanon
Fakhr ad-Dīn II
Lebanese leader
Lahoud, Émile
Émile Lahoud
president of Lebanon
Bishara al-Khuri
president of Lebanon
Charles Hélou
president of Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
president of Lebanon
ʿAbbās al-Mūsawī
Lebanese religious leader
Hamid Franjieh
Lebanese politician
Riad al-Sulh
Lebanese statesman
Michel Aoun
Michel Aoun
president of Lebanon
Najib Mikati
Najib Mikati
prime minister of Lebanon

Asia
Asia
continent
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut
national capital, Lebanon
Tyre, Lebanon
Tyre
town and historical site, Lebanon
Baalbek: Temple of Bacchus
Baalbek
archaeological site, Lebanon
Tripoli: Great Mosque
Tripoli
Lebanon
Middle East
Middle East
region, Asia, Africa, and Europe
Sidon, Lebanon: Crusader castle
Sidon
Lebanon
Al-Biqāʿ
valley, Lebanon
Zaḥlah
Zaḥlah
Lebanon
Marj ʿUyūn
Lebanon
Obelisk Temple at Byblos, Lebanon
Byblos
ancient city, Lebanon
Al-Kalb River
river, Lebanon
Cedars of Lebanon
Lebanon Mountains
mountain range, Lebanon
Līṭānī River, Lebanon.
Līṭānī River
river, Lebanon

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