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Country Information
Local name: Lubnan
Capital: Beirut
Population: 3,874,050
Government: republic
Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP)
Land size: 10,400 sq km
Topography: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Typical foods: kibbe
Major exports: authentic jewelry, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper
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Information on the People
Official language: Arabic
Other languages spoken: French, English, Armenian
Religions: Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
Literacy rate: 87.4%
Male/Female Ratio: 0.94 male(s) to every 1 female
Life expectancy: 72.88 years
Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Internet users: 600,000
Famous people: Joseph Hachem, Hassan Nasrallah
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