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Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ə n ɒ n,-n ə n / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized: Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn]), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the country's coastline
In 2022, the CIA World Factbook specified that of the citizen population (data do not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations), 55.3% are Muslims (25.65% Sunni, 25.65% Shia, with smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), 44.7% are Christians (mostly Maronites, and Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholics, Protestant ...
See Lebanon–Malaysia relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 July 1963 [84] Lebanon has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. [173] Malaysia has an embassy in Beirut. [174] Pakistan: 15 September 1948: See Lebanon–Pakistan relations. Pakistan does not recognize Israel, which has hostile relations with Lebanon, as a legitimate ...
Data are mid-year estimates from the United Nations and are for 2022 and 2023. [2] ... Country Population (1 July 2022) Population (1 July 2023) ... Vietnam: 99,680,655:
June 1 - The Lebanese military court charged five men with the December 2022 killing of an Irish peacekeeper during an attack on a UNIFIL convoy in the town of Al-Aqbiya. [14] June 3 – Muammar Gaddafi's son, Hannibal Gaddafi, goes on a hunger strike to protest against his prolonged detention in Lebanon after being detained since 2015. [15] [16]
Lebanese people. The history of Lebanon covers the history of the modern Republic of Lebanon and the earlier emergence of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as the previous history of the region, covered by the modern state.
Politics of Lebanon. Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The constitution of Lebanon grants the people the right to change their government.
July 2 – Foreign ministers of Arab countries visit Lebanon during crisis. July 4 – People in Bnoss Jounieh festival welcome the Lebanese national basketball team to celebrate after beating Saudi Arabia by 90-60 in World cup qualifiers and qualifying to the next round. July 6 – Police arrest juice seller who drugged and raped children.