World Region Information --- Lebanon Information
Lebanon
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World Region Information --- Lebanon Information
We are researching local information for Lebanon. The Republic of Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. We will feature information that seems to be good to know when advancing to Lebanon.
It borders Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south. To the west it faces the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
About 10,000km2
Tripoli(Tarabulus)(730,000), etc.
Approximately 6.86 million people
Considered an ethnically diverse country
Arabic
Muslim 61%, Christian 34%
It has a diverse culture made up of different ethnic and religious groups.
- Grotto Jeita
- Baalbek
- Anjar
- Byblos Citadel
- Chateau Ksara
- Martyrs' Square
- Musee National de Beyrouth
- The Cedars of God (Bcharre)
- Sidon's Sea Castle
There are eight years of compulsory education.
- American University of Beirut
- Lebanese American University
- Saint Joseph University of Beirut
- Beirut Arab University
- Lebanese University
1920 Lebanon becomes a French mandate
1926 Declaration of the Republic of Lebanon under the French Mandate
1943 Independence from France
1944 France agrees to transfer sovereignty
1958 Due to heightened domestic tensions, the President requests the United States to dispatch troops. US dispatches Marines
1967 Third Middle East War. Lebanon government not actively involved, but Palestinians use Lebanon as a base to attack Israel
1975 Phalangist militants attack Palestinians. A civil war begins
1976 Syrian army intervenes in civil war
1978 Israel invades southern Lebanon in retaliation against Palestinians
1982 Israel invades Lebanon (Lebanon War) and expels the PLO forces. Multinational forces mainly from the United States, France, and Italy are stationed here
1983 Suicide attack on the US Embassy. Attack on Coalition Headquarters
1984 U.S. forces withdraw
1985 Majority of Israeli forces withdraw
1988 A presidential election failed to establish a successor, and East Beirut formed a Christian Maronite interim military government, while West Beirut formed a predominantly Muslim government
1989 A ceasefire is established. The Taif Accord (Charter for National Reconciliation) is signed
1990 Syria invades again and bombs the presidential palace. Conflict quelled, civil war ended under Syrian rule
1996 Israel attacks southern Lebanon
2000 Israeli forces withdraw from south Lebanon
2004 UN Security Council resolution calling for foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon
2005 Anti-Syrian Movement. Syrian army withdraws
2006 Hezbollah abducts two Israeli soldiers. Israel retaliates. UN peacekeepers deployed
2008 Established diplomatic relations with Syria
2012 Syrian civil war reaches Lebanon
2013 Tensions rise at the Syrian border. Population increase due to refugees from Syria
2014 Syrian rebels seize the border town of Arsal
2015 Israel launches air strikes on the Syrian side of the Golan. New entry restrictions for Syrians in Lebanon
2016 Suicide bombings alleged by Syrian nationals in Arqaa. Tensions with Syrian refugees worsening
2020 Massive protests against economic stagnation and corruption. Massive chemical explosion at Beirut
It is a parliamentary democratic republic in which political power is distributed among sects through religious confession. The head of state is the president, and parliament elects the prime minister, who is the head of government. The legislative branch is unicameral.
- Baabda Palace
- Parlaments of Lebanon
- Sunni Religious Supreme - Courts
$9,655
It has grown significantly since the 2006 war and is classified as a developing upper middle income economy.
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