Lebanon This is the Lebanon Flag Caroline Bland 5 th -6 th HR

Geography The absolute location is N,35 50 E The relative location is middle east, bordering the Mediterranean Sea People use cars, trains, and plains to get around Lebanese Mountains Assi and Litani rivers Bekka Valley Mount Hermon This is a map showing Lebanon's major cities and capital

History In 1975 the Lebanese Christians and Arabs fought a 15 year long war In the 1940s Lebanon finally gained independence from France In the 4 th century Christianity became a major religion in Lebanon This is a picture taken during the 15 year long civil war

Economy Lebanon is a devolved country 85% of people live in urban areas 94.9% of people have jobs in industry and commerce 5% of people have jobs in agriculture Over 50% of people own cars The life expectancy is years US per capita GDP is 48,000 and Lebanon’s is only 11,100 This is a picture of a Lebanon city in the back are apartments where most people live

Politics 1 A republican Government The president must be a Maronite Christian The Prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim The President of parliament must be a shi’i Muslim These are followed to keep peace among the countries different religions

Politics 2 The president is Michel Suleiman The vice president is Fouad Siniora All Lebanese men 21 and above must vote Woman have an option whether to vote or not to vote This is a picture of the Lebanon President

Culture Christianity and Islam are the two major religions in Lebanon Arabic is the official language Most holidays depend on your religion Every one celebrates the national holidays The clothing in Lebanon is similar to our clothing This is a graph showing the religions In Lebanon

Facts and Figures The population is 3,971,941 The population growth rate is 1.154% The male life expectancy is years The female life expectancy is years The male literacy rate is 93.01% The female literacy rate is 82.2% This is a graph of the male and female life expectancy

Interesting Information 1 The main meal is eaten between noon and three P.M. There are 1.26 million cell phones in Lebanon Soccer, swimming and skiing are the most popular things to do in free time

Interesting Information 2 Most kids go to private schools Proper way of eating when a guest is over This is a chart showing Lebanon’s literacy rate

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