 Geography & People
- Capital: Beirut
- Area: 10,400 sq km
- Population: 4.2 milion (2008 est.)
- Population growth rate: 1.2% (2008 est.)
- Life expectancy at birth: 72 years (2008 est.)
- Literacy Rate (% of population age 15+): 90% (2008 est.)
- Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Government
- Government type: Republic
- President: Michel Sulayman
- Prime Minister: Sa'ad Al-Din Al-Hariri
- Ambassador to the United States Designate: Antoine Chedid
- Ambassador from the United States: Michele J. Sison
Economy
- GDP: $29.3 billion (2008 est.)
- GNI per capita: $6,780 (2008 est.)
- GDP growth rate: 8.5% (2008 est.)
- GDP composition by sector: agriculture - 5%; industry - 22%; services - 73% (2008 est.)
- Exports of goods and services: 27.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
- Exports of goods and services growth rate: 14.8% (2008 est.)
- Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Statistics come from the World Bank/Lebanon data and statistics.
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