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Essential
Information
Area:
10,452 sq km
Population:
4.0
million
Capital:
Beirut
Principal Towns:
Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre.
Languages:
The official language is Arabic although French and English are
widely used.
Gross Domestic
Product (official exchange rate):
$24.64 billion (2007 est.)
GDP per capita:
$6,203 (2007)
International
Reserves:
$20.55 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Climate:
An essentially Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and
mild, rainy winters. It almost never rains between June and October
and there are some 300 days of sun each year.
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