Lebanon

Lebanese Republic
Lebanese Republic; الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic); al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
	Banner Coat o airms
	Anthem: كلّنا للوطن; Kulluna lil-watan; Aw O Us, For the Kintra!;
Caipital; and largest city	Beirut; 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.900°N 35.533°E
Offeecial leids	Arabic
Demonym(s)	Lebanese
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar; multi-confessionalist republic
• Preses	Michel Aoun (ميشال عون)
• Prime Meenister	Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي)
• Speaker o the Pairlament	Nabih Berri (نبيه برّي)
Legislatur	Pairlament
Establishment
• Greater Lebanon	1 September 1920
• Constitution	23 Mey 1926
• Unthirldom declared	22 November 1943
• Unthirldom (Jyned UN / French Mandate endit)	24 October 1945
• Widrawal o French forces	31 December 1946
Aurie
• Tot	10,452 km2 (4,036 sq mi) (166t)
• Water (%)	1.8
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,184,701 (112t)
• Density	560/km2 (1,450.4/sq mi) (21st)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$88.786 billion (88t)
• Per capita	$19,128 (80t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$53.915 billion (86t)
• Per capita	$11,615 (71st)
HDI (2015)	0.763; heich · 76th
Currency	Lebanese poond (LBP)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+961
ISO 3166 code	LB
Internet TLD	.lb

Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°50′E / 33.833°N 35.833°E / 33.833; 35.833

Lebanon (Arabic: لُبْنَان‎, Lubnān; French: Liban, [libɑ̃]), offeecially the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة‎, al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah; French: République libanaise), is a kintra on the eastren shore o the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered bi Sirie tae the north an east, an Israel tae the sooth. Lebanon's location at the crossroads o the Mediterranean Basin an the Arabian hinterland haes dictatit its rich history, an shapit a cultural identity o releegious an ethnic diversity.^[9]

Notes

↑ "The Lebanese Constitution" (PDF). Presidency of Lebanon. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 19 Januar 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
↑ "Results of 2nd round of Lebanon presidential election: Michel Aoun – 83 (winner); blank votes – 36; others/cancelled – 8". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
↑ "2015 Revision of World Population Prospects". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
↑ "The World Factbook 2015". CIA. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lebanon". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 25 Julie 2017.
↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2017.
↑ "Driving in Lebanon". adcidl.com. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2013. Retrieved 17 Januar 2013.
↑ Lebanon entry at The World Factbook
↑ McGowen, Afaf Sabeh (1989). "Historical Setting". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Lebanon: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: The Division. OCLC 18907889. Retrieved 24 Julie 2009.

↑ Airticle 11 o the Constitution o Lebanon states: "Arabic is the offeecial naitional leid. A law shall determine the cases in that the French leid can be used." See: French leid in Lebanon

[constitution-2] "The Lebanese Constitution" (PDF). Presidency of Lebanon. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 19 Januar 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)

[Aoun-3] "Results of 2nd round of Lebanon presidential election: Michel Aoun – 83 (winner); blank votes – 36; others/cancelled – 8". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[un-4] "2015 Revision of World Population Prospects". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

[5] "The World Factbook 2015". CIA. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[imf2-6] "Lebanon". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 25 Julie 2017.

[HDI-7] "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2017.

[8] "Driving in Lebanon". adcidl.com. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2013. Retrieved 17 Januar 2013.

[cia-9] Lebanon entry at The World Factbook

[10] McGowen, Afaf Sabeh (1989). "Historical Setting". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Lebanon: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: The Division. OCLC 18907889. Retrieved 24 Julie 2009.

[1] Airticle 11 o the Constitution o Lebanon states: "Arabic is the offeecial naitional leid. A law shall determine the cases in that the French leid can be used." See: French leid in Lebanon

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Lebanese Republic الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: كلّنا للوطن Kulluna lil-watan Aw O Us, For the Kintra!


Caipital and largest city	Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.900°N 35.533°E / 33.900; 35.533
Offeecial leids	Arabic^{[nb 1]}
Demonym(s)	Lebanese
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar multi-confessionalist republic^[1]

• Preses	Michel Aoun (ميشال عون)^[2]
• Prime Meenister	Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي)
• Speaker o the Pairlament	Nabih Berri (نبيه برّي)

Legislatur	Pairlament
Establishment

• Greater Lebanon	1 September 1920
• Constitution	23 Mey 1926
• Unthirldom declared	22 November 1943
• Unthirldom (Jyned UN / French Mandate endit)	24 October 1945
• Widrawal o French forces	31 December 1946

Aurie
• Tot	10,452 km² (4,036 sq mi) (166t)
• Water (%)	1.8
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,184,701^[3]^[4] (112t)
• Density	560/km² (1,450.4/sq mi) (21st)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$88.786 billion^[5] (88t)
• Per capita	$19,128^[5] (80t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$53.915 billion^[5] (86t)
• Per capita	$11,615^[5] (71st)
HDI (2015)	0.763^[6] heich · 76th
Currency	Lebanese poond (LBP)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Drivin side	richt^[7]
Cawin code	+961^[8]
ISO 3166 code	LB
Internet TLD	.lb