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 Lebanon Bureau SAT-7 P. O. Box 156 Mansourieh Lebanon Phone: (961) 4-531 324/5 Fax: (961) 4-531 326 E-mail: lebanon@sat7.org |
Lebanon: borders the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria - border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km - Climate: mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows - highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m - Population: 3,627,774 - Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% - Religions: Muslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish - Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian - Capital: Beirut - Administrative : 5 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beyrouth, Ech Chimal, Ej Jnoub, El Bekaa, Jabal Loubnane - Industries: banking; food processing; jewelry; cement; textiles; mineral and chemical products; wood and furniture products; oil refining; metal fabricating  Ahlan wa sahlan! Arabic is spoken by almost 200
million people in more than twenty two countries, from
Morrocco Iraq, and as far south as Somalia and the Sudan.
The Arabic language originated in Saudi Arabia and spread
rapidly across the Middle East. The languages of northern
India, Turkey, Iran, Portugal, and Spain are full of words
of Arabic origin.
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