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LEBANON
The Republic of Lebanon – “Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah”
CAPITAL
Beirut
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Arabic
• Other Languages: French, English, Armenian
DEMONYM
Lebanese
GOVERNMENT
Parliamentary Democracy
INDEPENDENCE
• Declared: November 26, 1941
• Recognized: November 22, 1943
AREA
10,452 square kilometers
POPULATION
February 2008 estimate 4,196,453
RELIGION
Two major religions Islam (Shia, Sunni and Druze) and Christianity (the Maronite Church, The Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church)
CLIMATE
Mediterranean climate, with cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers.
CURRENCY
Lebanese Pound (LBP) • 1 USD = L.L. 1.500 • 1 EUR = 2,217.63 LBP
TIME ZONE
• + 2 GMT • + 3 GMT (Summer)
CALLING CODE
+ 961
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