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Capital:
Beirut
Area:
10,452 sq km / 4,034 sq ml
Language:
Arabic, French, Armenian, English
Currency:
Lebanese Pound
Population:
3,727,703
Life expectancy:
65 (men), 69 (women)
Literacy rate:
88% (men), 73% (women)
Religions:
35% Shi'ite Muslim, 23% Sunni Muslim, 27% Christian
Physical features:
Narrow coastal plain with fertile Bekka valley running north - south through mountain ranges
Ethnic distribution:
90% Arab, with minorities of Armenian, Assyrian, Jewish, Turkish and Greek
Exports:
Citrus and other fruit, vegetables
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