Key facts
Official Name: Lebanese Republic
Capital City: Beirut
Type of Government: Republic
Official Language: Arabic
Area: 10,400 sq. km/4,015 sq. mi
Population: 4.1 million
Religion: 60 % Islam, 39 % Christianity, 1 % other
Currency: Lebanese Pound (L£)
Number of Time Zones: 1
Eastern Standard Time (EST) plus 7 hours, or Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT) plus 2 hours. Daylight savings time is observed from the last
Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Weights and Measures: Metric system
Country Domain: .lb
Country Tel Code: 961
For quick access to entry details, consult:
Government of Lebanon: See Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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