Lebanon March 11, 2020 Asia , bassin levantin , Beirut , Bekaa , Cèdre , colony , conflicts , Finul , Force intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban , French colony , French protectorate , HCR , Hezbollah , Israel , Lebanon , Levant , Mediterranean Sea , Mont Liban , Near East , Palestine , protectorate , refugee , Sidon , Sour , Syria , Tripoli , UNHCR , Western Asia Official name Lebanese Republic Name in local language الجمهوريّة اللبنانيّة (ar) - Al Jumhuriya Al Lubnaniya Continent Asia Subcontinent Western Asia Population (ranking: 112e ) 6,629,166 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 4.25 % / year Area 10,389 km² Density 638.09 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 84e )56.639 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 8,270 $USD (2018) GDP growth 0.20 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 78.90 years (2018) Birth rate 15.19 ‰ (2014) Fertility rate 1.71 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 4.56 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 7.10 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 99.10 % (2015) Official languages Arabic (French spoken) Currency Lebanese pound (LBP) HDI (ranking: 129e )0.730 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )61.08 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary multi-confessionalist republic Head of State President Michel Aoun National Day 22 November (independence of 1943) ISO Codes LB, LBN Demonym Lebanese Tourists (ranking ) 1,857,000 people (2017)
Population explosion due to refugees Lebanon is a state of the Middle East, which shares its borders with Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. It is bordered to the west by the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Beirut, the main urban area of the country. Lebanon is divided into eight governorates.
Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Lebanon. Photo: Guillaume Piolle Beirut, capital of Lebanon. Photo: Wikipedia Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Beirut 2,916,776 inhabitants Tripoli 849,918 inhabitants Sidon 265,934 inhabitants Zahlé 201,776 inhabitants Tyr 174,606 inhabitants Baalbek 104,863 inhabitants Nabatieh 104,098 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Governorates (Mohafazat) Population Area Akkar 330,000 inhabitants 776 km² Baalbek-Hermel 381,000 inhabitants 3,009 km² Bekaa 274,500 inhabitants 1,433 km² Beyrouth 373,198 inhabitants 20 km² Mont-Liban 2,543,578 inhabitants 1,939 km² Nabatieh 377,840 inhabitants 1,058 km² Nord 807,204 inhabitants 1,220 km² Sud 407,130 inhabitants 934 km²
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