Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Beirut (Bayrût)
Main Cities: Tripoli
Population: 2,965,000
Area: 10,400 km2
Currency: 1 Lebanese pound = 100 piastres
Languages: Arabic, French, English
Religions: Muslim, Christian
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Lebanon: a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: an important centre of the Phoenician civilization in the third millennium BC; part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1919; gained independence in 1941 (effective by 1945). Official language: Arabic; French and English are also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim and Christian. Currency: Lebanese pound. Capital: Beirut. Pop.: 3 708 000 (2004 est.). Area: 10 400 sq. km (4015 sq. miles)