Area: 10,452 sq km (4,036 sq miles)
Population: About 4 million

The Lebanese diaspora is thought to total 14 million
Capital City: Beirut (population: 1.6m, estimate 1996)

Status: Republic
Languages: Arabic (official), English, French, Armenian
Religion(s): There are 18 registered sects in Lebanon including, Maronite Christian, Orthodoxe Christian, Shia Muslim, Sunni Muslim and Druze
Currency: Lebanese Pound
Major political parties: Numerous political groupings exist in Lebanon, organised along mostly sectarian lines
Head of State: General Michel Sleiman

House Speaker: Nabih Berry
Prime Minister/Premier: Fouad Siniora
Foreign Minister: Fawzi Salloukh

Code Tel: +961

Code Internet: .lb