Geographical position: Lebanon is located in Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria.
The country’s climate is Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows.
Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian.
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.
Surface: 10,400 sq km
Population: 3,826,018
System of government: republic
Capital: Beirut
Religion: Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant), other 1.3%
note: seventeen religious sects recogni
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Sidon |
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