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Aliases: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah, Greater Lebanon, Lebanese Republic, Lubnan

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Geography
Area 10,400 km²
Continent Asia
Land area 10,230 km²
Water area 170 km²
Land boundaries 484 km
Border countries
  • Israel
  • Syria
Coastline 225 km
Mean elevation 1,250 m
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 3,088 m
People
Population 5,469,612
Official languages
  • Arabic
Religion Muslim
Government
Long country name Lebanese Republic
Short country name Lebanon
Long local name Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah
Short local name Lubnan
Former name
  • Greater Lebanon
Government type Parliamentary republic
Capital Beirut
Economy
GDP (PPP) 88,250,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 54,180,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 1.5 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 19,600 USD
Gross national saving -0.7 % of GDP
Labor force 2,166,000
Unemployment rate 9.7 %
Population below poverty line 28.6 %
Budget revenues 11,620,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 15,380,000,000 USD
Military expenditures 4.99 % of GDP
Taxes and other revenues 21.5 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -6.9 % of GDP
Public debt 146.8 % of GDP
Inflation rate 4.5 %
Central bank discount rate 10 %
Commercial bank prime lending rate 8.29 %
Stock of narrow money 7,047,000,000 USD
Stock of broad money 7,047,000,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 108,200,000,000 USD
Market value of publicly traded shares 11,220,000,000 USD
Current account balance -12,370,000,000 USD
Exports 3,524,000,000 USD
Imports 18,340,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 55,420,000,000 USD
External debt 39,300,000,000 USD
National currency Lebanese pounds
National currency (code) LBP
National currency (symbol) £
National currency rate to USD 1

Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence, the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war, which resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has historically influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved.

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