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Lebanon
Full country name:
Republic of Lebanon
Area:
10,400 sq km (4,015 sq. miles)
Population:
3,562,699 (July 1999 est.)
Capital city
Beirut (population: 1,500,000 in 1975)
People:
Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Language:
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian widely understood
Religion
Islam 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups (Alawite or Nusayri, Druze, Isma'ilite, Shi'a, Sunni), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups (4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic, 1 Protestant)
