Area 10,400 sq km (4,015 sq mi)
Poplation 3,728,000
Capital city Beirut (1,148,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, others
Language Arabic (official), Frence, Enlish, Armenian
Religions Islam 70%, Christianity 30%
Currency Lebanese pound = 100 piastres

The Republic of Lebanon is a country on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

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