Official name
Republic of Lebanon
Capital
Beirut
Population
Between 3 and 4 million. No official
census has been taken since 1932.
Land area
10,452 sq km
Language
Arabic is the official language, but
French and English are widely spoken. Armenian is also spoken by a
minority group.
Major religions
50% Muslim; 50% Christian
The largest Christian group are Maronites, followed by the Greek
Orthodox, Greek Catholics, Armenian Orthodox, Armenian Catholics,
Syrian Catholics, Chaldeans, Protestants and Syrian Orthodox. The
largest Muslim group are the Shiite, followed by the Sunni and the
Druze.
Electricity
Both 220 and 110 are used. Sockets take
2-pin round and flat plugs.
Weights and measures
Metric system
Business hours
Government offices: 8am-2pm Mon to Sat;
8am-11am Friday
Banks: 8:30am-12:30pm Mon to Sat
Shops and commercial business: 9am-6pm Mon to Sat. Many stores keep
later hours and open on Sunday as well.
The Lebanese regard Sunday as the end of the week.
International dialling
code
+961
Time zone
GMT + 3 hours
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