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Lebanon: Lebanon People Profile 2012

2012/03/15

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Lebanon People Profile 2012

Principal Cities
The capital and leading port is Bayrut, with a population of 1,500,000 (1988 estimate). Tripoli (Tarabulus), with 160,000 inhabitants, and Sidon (Sayda), with a population of 38,000. Both cities are important ports and oil pipeline terminuses in Lebanon.

Religion
The principal denominations of Christians, who make up about 25 percent of the population, are the Maronite, Greek Orthodox, Armenian, and Protestant. Most of the remaining Lebanese are Muslims, with Shiites predominating; Druses make up about 7 percent.

Language
Arabic is the official language of Lebanon. French and English have wide official and commercial use, and Armenian is spoken by that minority group.
The Lebanese are descended from many ethnic strains, mainly Semitic, and may be traced to the ancient Phoenicians, Hebrews, Philistines, Assyrians, and Arabs. Among relative newcomers are an Armenian minority of about 6 percent and a large number of Palestinian Arabs, many of whom are confined to refugee camps.

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