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Republic of Lebanon | |
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| Anthem: | |
 Location of Lebanon (in green) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E / 33.900°N 35.533°E |
| Official languages | Arabic[nb 1] |
| Lebanese Arabic | |
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| Demonym(s) | Lebanese |
| Government | Unitary confessionalist parliamentary republic |
| Michel Aoun | |
| Najib Mikati | |
| Nabih Berri | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Establishment | |
| 1 September 1920 | |
| 23 May 1926 | |
• Independence declared | 22 November 1943 |
• French mandate ended | 24 October 1945 |
• Withdrawal of French forces | 17 April 1946 |
| 24 May 2000 | |
| 30 April 2005 | |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (161st) |
• Water (%) | 1.8 |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 6,006,668 (109th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (21st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $91 billion |
• Per capita | $11,562 (66th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $18 billion (82nd) |
• Per capita | $2,745 |
| Gini (2011) | ▼ 31.8 medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.744high · 92nd |
| Currency | Lebanese pound (LBP) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +961 |
| ISO 3166 code | LB |
| Internet TLD | .lb |
Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, in Western Asia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. It has borders with Israel to the south and Syria to the east and north.
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