| Country (long form) |
Lebanese Republic |
| Capital |
Beirut |
| Total Area |
4,015.46 sq mi
10,400.00 sq km
(about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut) |
| Population |
3,578,036 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,940,731 |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian widely understood |
| Literacy |
86.4% total, 90.8% male, 82.2% female (1997 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups - Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups - 4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic, 1 Protestant), Jewish (negligible) |
| Life Expectancy |
68.87 male, 73.74 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Lebanese pound = 100 piasters |
| GDP (per capita) |
$4,500 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
banking; food processing; jewelry; cement; textiles; mineral and chemical products; wood and furniture products; oil refining; metal fabricating |
| Agriculture |
citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats |
| Arable Land |
21% |
| Natural Resources |
limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
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