GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $41.5 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $61.61 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $15,600 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Beirut
Population (Estimated July 2012): 4,140,289
Area: 10,452 km2 or 4,036 mi2
Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 59.7 % of the population are Muslim, 39% are Christian and 1.3% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Machraa Tourmous Mountain at 2932m or 9619ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beqaa, Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye
Leaders: President Michel Suleiman with Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Additional: Gained independence from under French administration on the 22nd of December 1943.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
