Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Republic of Lebanon |
| Capital: |
Beirut |
| Head
of State: |
President Emile Lahoud |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Lebanese Pound (LBP) |
| Area: |
10,452 sq km |
| Population
: |
3,630,000 |
| Density
: |
347/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
88% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
1% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$5,000 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
0% (2001 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, ACCT, AFESD, AL, AMF, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAS, OIC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1955 |
Flood |
|
| 1956 |
Earthquake |
Litani |
| 1983 |
Slide |
|
| 1992 |
Wind storm |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
