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three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree centered in the white band
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Official country name
Lebanese Republic
Short name
Lebanon
Local names
Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah (long)
Lubnan (short)
Lubnan (short)
Former name
Greater Lebanon
Nationality
Lebanese (singular and plural) (noun) Lubnan (adjective)
Languages spoken
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Capital
Beirut
Government type
republic
Population
3,971,941 ranked 128, (data 2008)
Geography
Nahr el Litani is the only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity. The lowest point is Mediterranean Sea 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 225 km.
Land borders
454km, Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km.
Administrative divisions
8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Aakar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beqaa, Beyrouth, Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye
Independence
22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)