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Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Population: 3.7 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Beirut
Comparative area: About 0.8 times the size of Connecticut
Religions: Islam 70% (five legally recognized Islamic groups -- Alawite or Nusayri, Druze, Isma'ilite, Shi'a, Sunni), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups -- four Orthodox Christian, six Catholic, one Protestant), Judaism negligible percentage
Landscape: Sandy beaches along coast, rugged mountains rise in the interior
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1948 |
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