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Lebanon Fast Facts

Lebanon Fast Facts
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Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.
About Lebanon
Area: 10,400 sq km (slightly larger than Connecticut)
Population: 5,261,372 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 33.7 years
Religion: Muslim 61.1%, Christian 33.7%, Druze 5.2% (2018 est.)
Timeline
1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon.
November
1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence.
1948-1975 – A large number of Palestinian refugees settle in Lebanon after the creation of Israel in May 1948. The frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters unsettle the country. Also at times, the Lebanese army fights battles against the Palestinians, causing further unrest. ....

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Lebanon Fast Facts
Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.
About Lebanon
Area: 10,400 sq km (slightly larger than Connecticut)
Population: 5,261,372 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 33.7 years
Religion: Muslim 61.1%, Christian 33.7%, Druze 5.2% (2018 est.)
Timeline
1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon.
November
1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence.
1948-1975 – A large number of Palestinian refugees settle in Lebanon after the creation of Israel in May 1948. The frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters unsettle the country. Also at times, the Lebanese army fights battles against the Palestinians, causing further unrest. ....

United States , Saudi Arabia , Mediterranean Sea , Oceans General , Salim Jamil Ayyash , Bashir Gemayel , Salim Al Hoss , Amin Gemayel , Assad Hassan Sabra , Najib Mikati , Ehud Udi Goldwasser , Eldad Regev , Hassan Nasrallah , Daniel Fransen , Walid Eido , Elias Hrawi , Michel Aoun , Bashar Al Assad , Wissam Al Hassan , Fouad Siniora , Elizabeth Richard , Michel Sleiman , Rafik Hariri , Pierre Gemayel , Hassan Diab , Hassan Habib Merhi ,

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Religion: Muslim 61.1%, Christian 33.7%, Druze 5.2% (2018 est.)
Timeline
1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon.
November
1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence.
1948-1975 – A large number of Palestinian refugees settle in Lebanon after the creation of Israel in May 1948. The frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters unsettle the country. Also at times, the Lebanese army fights battles against the Palestinians, causing further unrest.
July-October 1958 – US forces help to control civil unrest.
1975 – Civil war breaks out.
1976 – At the invitation of the Lebanese government, Syria sends troops, called the Arab Deterrent Force, to help end the civil war. ....

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