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| REPUBLIC OF LEBANON |
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| General Information |
| Total Land Area: |
10,452 km2 |
| Land boundaries: |
454 km |
| Coastline: |
225 km |
| Capital: |
Beirut |
| Other Large Cities: |
Tripoli, Zahlah, Sidon(Sayda),Tyr |
| Official Language: |
Arabic |
| National Currency Unit: |
Lebanese Pound (LBP) |
| National Day: |
November 22 |
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| Location and Geography |
Lebanon is located on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean. It is bordered by Syria in the North and East, and Palestine in the South. With a width varying between 40 km. and 75 km. and a length of 215 km., the Mediterranean coast of the country is narrow and sloping. Lebanon is a mountainous country, with two parallel mountain ranges: the Lebanon Mountains extending North and South along the Western coast of Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains which hug the Eastern border with Syria. There are streams and rivers but they are not navigable, and few permanent crops, forests, woodlands, meadows and pastures. The country has an Alpin climate in the mountains and Mediterranean on the coast. The four seasons are perfectly distributed throughout the year. Rainfalls in winter are intense with snowfalls at 800 m. height and more. Along the coast, summers are hot and humid with little or no rain.
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| Demography |
| Population: |
3.540.290 million (2004) |
| Crude Birth Rate: |
19 per thousand people (2003) |
| Crude Death Rate: |
6 per thousand people (2003) |
| Infant Mortality Rate: |
27 per thousand (2003) |
| Life Expectancy: |
Male: 69 years, Female: 73 years (2003) |
| Urban Population: |
91.0 percent (2003) |
| Adult Literacy: |
87.00 percent (2003) |
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| Economy |
Main crops are citrus fruits, grapes, potatoes, olives and tobacco. There are minor deposits of high-grade iron ore, asphalt, coal, phosphates and salt, all of which are exploited for internal consumption. There is a developing light industry, mostly for the production of jewellery, foodstuff and drinks, metals and non-metal products, furniture and accessories, clothing and textiles, cement, and consumer goods. Lebanon is quite active in the services sector, particularly finance, tourism, health, education and transports.
| GDP at Current Market Prices: |
19946.00 million US$ (2004) |
| Per Capita GDP: |
5827.04 US$ (2004) |
| Share of Sectors in GDP: |
6.28% Agriculture, 20.0% Industry, 68.0% Services, (2003) |
| Total Exports: |
11582.79 million US$ (2003) |
| Total Imports: |
- million US$ (2004) |
| Major Exports Items: |
Foodstuffs, clothing, textiles, chemicals, tobacco, metal products and electrical equipment |
| Major Imports Items: |
Machinery and transportation equipment, electrical equipment, consumer goods and petroleum products |
| Major Trading Partners: |
Switzerland, France, Germany, China, Saudi Arabia and UAE |
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| External Links |
Présidence de la République Libanaise
Ministère des Affaires Etrangère
Ministére de Finance
Ministére de l’Economie et du Commerce
Ministére de l’Industrie
Ministére du Tourisme
Administration Centrale de la Statistique
Banque du Liban |
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