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Lebanon is a country in the Middle East (also called west Asia), on the Mediterranean Sea. It has a border with Israel to the south, and Syria to the east and north. Lebanon has been independent since 1943, and almost 4 million people live there. There are 16 million Lebanese people living in other countries. Its capital city is Beirut. Lebanon has 2 chains of mountains. It is often called the ruby of the Middle East. It has a coastline stretching all the way up.The area of Lebanon is 10400 square kilometres. 59.70% of Lebanese people are Muslim and 39% are Christian[1]. The remaining 1.3% is made up of other religions including Judaism, Buddhism, and Bahá'í followers.

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  1. ↑ Lebanon - CIA factbook
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