Facts and Figures

Full name: Republic of Lebanon

Nationality  
        noun: Lebanese (singular and plural)
        adjective: Lebanese

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Area
        total: 10,400 sq km
        land: 10,230 sq km
        water: 170 sq km  
 
Population: 3,826,018 (July 2005 est.)  

Ethnic groups
       Arab 95%
       Armenian 4%
       other 1% 

Capital: Beirut, population - 1 630 000

Largest Cities
        Tripoli - 560 000
        Sidon  - 80 000
        Zahle
        Baalbeck

Official Language
        Arabic (official)
      French
      English
      Armenian 

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 recognized 

Political system: political activity is organized along largely sectarian lines; numerous political groupings exist, consisting of individual political figures and followers motivated by religious, ethnic, clan, and economic considerations   

GDP: purchasing power parity - $18.83 billion (2004 est.)    

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2004 est.)   

Annual growth: 4% (2004 est.)   


GDP - composition by sector
       agriculture: 12%
      industry: 21%
      services: 67% (2000)

Inflation: 2% (2004 est.)

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