| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| All Of Us, For the Country! |
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| National Day |
22 November |
| Capital City |
Beirut |
| Other Major Cities |
Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Zahlah |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (33 50 N, 35 50 E) Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Occupying Israel and Syria |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
220 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
484 km |
| Border Countries |
2 border countries: Occupying Israel (81 km); Syria (403 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Lebanon’s climatic conditions are determined by its geography and physiography. They vary from a Mediterranean climate along the coastal plain and in the middle mountain range, to reach sub-alpine or mountain Mediterranean climates on the highest slopes, covered by snow during most of the year; it becomes sub-desertic and almost too dry for agriculture in some of the northern plains. As in most countries with a Mediterranean climate, the majority of precipitation falls between November and March, in the form of heavy showers. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Lebanese |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
-2.51 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
2.06 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 1507.5 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
39,303,066,807 USD (2022) |
| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
1.67 Percent (2020) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
10.06 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
11.49 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
1,426 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
4,308,951,000 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
UAE, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Türkiye |
| Merchandise Imports |
19,495,855,000 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, Türkiye, Greece, Italy, United States |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
2,659,613,000 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Türkiye |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
5,229,310,000 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Türkiye, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| Natural Resources |
Limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Tomatoes; Indigenous chicken meat; Whole fresh cow milk; Olives; Almonds with shell; Potatoes; Apples |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
961 |
| Electricity |
230 V, C / D / G |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112 |
| Ambulance |
175 |
| Fire |
140 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.pcm.gov.lb/ |
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http://www.lp.gov.lb & http://www.parliament.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Agriculture |
http://www.agriculture.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Education and Higher Education |
https://www.mehe.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Energy and Water |
http://www.energyandwater.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Environment |
http://www.moe.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.finance.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants |
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| Ministry of Information |
http://www.ministryinfo.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Interior and Municipalities |
http://www.interior.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Labor |
http://www.labor.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Public Health |
http://www.moph.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
http://www.transportation.gov.lb |
| Ministry of State for Administrative Development |
http://www.omsar.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Tourism |
http://www.mot.gov.lb |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports |
http://www.minijes.gov.lb |
| National Statistical Office |
http://cas.gov.lb/ |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.bdl.gov.lb/ |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.higher-edu.gov.lb/ |
