Lebanon (Without Islam)

Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | الجمهورية اللبنانية | al-Jumhūrīyah al-Libnānīyah (Arabic)

Capital: Beirut

Largest city: Beirut (1,361,366)

Official languages: Arabic

Other languages: Aramaic, Armenian

Ethnic groups: 86.4% Arab, 7.3% Armenian, 3.5% Syriac, 2.8% others

Religions: Catholic Christianity (40.4%), Orthodox Christianity (21.2%), Ishmaelism (20.5%), Monophysite Christianity (8.2%), Druze (5.6%), Others (1.3%), Non-religious (2.8%)

Demonym: Lebanese

Government: Republic | Unitary parliamentary

President: Mishal Sulayman

Prime Minister: Taddai Salam

Legislature: Chamber of Deputies

Independence (from France):

-Declared: 8 November 1943

-Recognized: 22 November 1943

Area: 10,452 km2

Population (2014): 4,822,427

Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP)

Internet TLD: .lb