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	* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $77.8 billion (30 November 2009)<ref name="CIA_LB" />		* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $77.8 billion (30 November 2009)<ref name="CIA_LB" />

			===Notable events:===
			* [[Banking crisis]]: 1988-1990<ref name="Reinhart_crisis">Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8973.html "This Time is Different"], ''Princeton University Press'', ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 372. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-20.</ref>

	===Statistics===		===Statistics===

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	\|Row 3 info = republic		\|Row 3 info = republic
	\|Row 4 title = Population		\|Row 4 title = Population
	\|Row 4 info = 4,017,095 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB">CIA - The World ~~Facebook~~. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_le.html "Lebanon"], from The World ~~Facebook~~. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>		\|Row 4 info = 4,017,095 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_le.html "Lebanon"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
	\|Row 5 title = Population growth		\|Row 5 title = Population growth
	\|Row 5 info = 1.107% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB" />		\|Row 5 info = 1.107% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB" />

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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Lebanon\|Lebanon]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://www.bdl.gov.lb Central bank] of Lebanon		* [http://www.bdl.gov.lb Central bank] of Lebanon
	* [http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)		* [http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
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	* [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/090205/lebanon-bankers-cool-crisis Lebanon bankers cool in a crisis] by Ben Gilbert, February 2009		* [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/090205/lebanon-bankers-cool-crisis Lebanon bankers cool in a crisis] by Ben Gilbert, February 2009
	* [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70H1RU20110118 Lebanon cbank committed to stability - statement] by Mariam Karouny, January 2011		* [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70H1RU20110118 Lebanon cbank committed to stability - statement] by Mariam Karouny, January 2011
			* [http://mises.org/daily/4606 "Sound Banking in Lebanon"] by Markus Bergstrom, August 2010
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	* [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car081109a.htm Resilient Lebanon Defies Odds In Face of Global Crisis] by Harald Finger and Carlo Sdralevich, August 2009		* [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car081109a.htm Resilient Lebanon Defies Odds In Face of Global Crisis] by Harald Finger and Carlo Sdralevich, August 2009
	* [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/090205/lebanon-bankers-cool-crisis Lebanon bankers cool in a crisis] by Ben Gilbert, February 2009		* [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/090205/lebanon-bankers-cool-crisis Lebanon bankers cool in a crisis] by Ben Gilbert, February 2009
			* [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70H1RU20110118 Lebanon cbank committed to stability - statement] by Mariam Karouny, January 2011
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	* [http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)		* [http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791071.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791071.stm country profile]
			* [http://mises.org/daily/4606 Sound Banking in Lebanon] by Markus Bergstrom, August 2010
			* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7764657.stm Lebanon 'immune' to financial crisis] by Natalia Antelava, December 2008
			* [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/10/lebanon-will-th.html LEBANON: Making bank off world financial crisis] by Raed Rafei, October 2008
			* [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2009/car081109a.htm Resilient Lebanon Defies Odds In Face of Global Crisis] by Harald Finger and Carlo Sdralevich, August 2009
			* [http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/090205/lebanon-bankers-cool-crisis Lebanon bankers cool in a crisis] by Ben Gilbert, February 2009
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{{Infobox
|Box title = Country summary
|Row 1 title = Capital
|Row 1 info = Beirut
|Row 2 title = Borders
|Row 2 info = [[Israel]] 79 km, Syria 375 km
|Row 3 title = Government type
|Row 3 info = republic
|Row 4 title = Population
|Row 4 info = 4,017,095 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_le.html "Lebanon"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|Row 5 title = Population growth
|Row 5 info = 1.107% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB" />
|Row 6 title = Life expectancy
|Row 6 info = 73.66 years<ref name="CIA_LB" />
|Row 7 title = Unemployment
|Row 7 info = 9.2% (2007 est.)<ref name="CIA_LB" />
|Row 8 title = [[Wikipedia:Index of Economic Freedom|Index of Economic Freedom]]
|Row 8 info = 89<ref name="Heritage_LB">Heritage Foundation. [http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Lebanon "Lebanon"], Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|Row 9 title = [[Wikipedia:Corruption Perceptions Index|Corruption Perceptions Index]]
|Row 9 info = 130<ref name="Transparency_LB">Transparency International. [http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table "Lebanon"], Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|Row 10 title = [[Wikipedia:Doing Business Report|Doing Business ranking]]
|Row 10 info = 108<ref name="Business_LB">Doing Business. [http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ "Lebanon"], Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
}}

Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French separated out the region of '''Lebanon''' in 1920, and granted this area independence in 1943. A lengthy civil war (1975-1990) devastated the country, but Lebanon has since made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese established a more equitable political system, particularly by giving Muslims a greater voice in the political process while institutionalizing sectarian divisions in the government. Since the end of the war, Lebanon has conducted several successful elections. Most militias have been reduced or disbanded, with the exception of Hizballah, designated by the US State Department as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Palestinian militant groups. During Lebanon's civil war, the Arab League legitimized in the Ta'if Accord Syria's troop deployment, numbering about 16,000 based mainly east of Beirut and in the Bekaa Valley. Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000 and the passage in September 2004 of UNSCR 1559 - a resolution calling for Syria to withdraw from Lebanon and end its interference in Lebanese affairs - encouraged some Lebanese groups to demand that Syria withdraw its forces as well. The assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq HARIRI and 22 others in February 2005 led to massive demonstrations in Beirut against the Syrian presence ("the Cedar Revolution"), and Syria withdrew the remainder of its military forces in April 2005. In May-June 2005, Lebanon held its first legislative elections since the end of the civil war free of foreign interference, handing a majority to the bloc led by Sa'ad HARIRI, the slain prime minister's son. In July 2006, Hizballah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers leading to a 34-day conflict with Israel in which approximately 1,200 Lebanese civilians were killed. UNSCR 1701 ended the war in August 2006, and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed throughout the country for the first time in decades, charged with securing Lebanon's borders against weapons smuggling and maintaining a weapons-free zone in south Lebanon with the help of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The LAF in May-September 2007 battled Sunni extremist group Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Barid Palestinian refugee camp, winning a decisive victory, but destroying the camp and displacing 30,000 Palestinian residents. Lebanese politicians in November 2007 were unable to agree on a successor to Emile LAHUD when he stepped down as president, creating a political vacuum until the election of LAF Commander Gen. Michel SULAYMAN in May 2008 and the formation of a new unity government in July 2008. Legislative elections in June 2009 again produced victory for the bloc led by Sa'ad HARIRI, but a period of prolonged negotiation over the composition of the cabinet ensued. A national unity government was finally formed in November 2009 and approved by the National Assembly the following month. In January 2010, Lebanon assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2010-11 term.<ref name="CIA_LB" />

==Economical characteristics==
* '''Currency''': Lebanese pound (ISO code: LBP)
* Central bank '''[[Wikipedia:Discount rate|discount rate]]''': 10% (31 December 2009)<ref name="CIA_LB" />
* Commercial banks '''lending rate''': 9.62% (30 November 2009)<ref name="CIA_LB" />
* '''Stock of money''' ([[Money supply#M1|M1]]): $3.212 billion (30 November 2009)<ref name="CIA_LB" />
* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2|M2]]): $77.8 billion (30 November 2009)<ref name="CIA_LB" />

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
| Statistic / Year
! 1999
! 2000
! 2001
! 2002
! 2003
! 2004
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
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! [[GDP]] (million USD)<ref name="WorldBank_GDP_LB">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lb/indicators%5BNY.GDP.MKTP.CD%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lebanon: GDP"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
| 17 391
| 17 260
| 17 650
| 19 152
| 20 083
| 21 789
| 21 861
| 22 438
| 25 047
| 29 264
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! Govt. debt (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Debt_LB">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lb/indicators%5BGC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lebanon: government debt"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
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! Govt. revenue (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Revenue_LB">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lb/indicators%5BGC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lebanon: government revenue"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|
| 16.031
| 16.009
| 18.652
| 20.415
| 21.311
| 20.793
| 19.895
| 20.905
| 21.510
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! Govt. expenses (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Expenses_LB">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lb/indicators%5BGC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lebanon: government expenses"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-30.</ref>
|
| 30.511
| 29.009
| 28.352
| 30.472
| 26.071
| 26.398
| 31.125
| 31.294
| 30.397
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! Debt to revenue (years)
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==References==
<small>Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.</small>
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==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Lebanon|Lebanon]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.bdl.gov.lb Central bank] of Lebanon
* [http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791071.stm country profile]
[[Category:Countries]]