LEBANON


 
 

Surface 10.452 sq.km
Population 3.010.000 inhabitants
Language Arabic, French, English
Religion Islam (56%), Christians (44%), Jews and other groups
Capital Beirut ( 475.000 inhabitants)
Government Republic: General Emile LAHOUD
Economy PIL 6.1 billion $ - Annual credit 4.2% - Inflation 35% - PIL pro-capital 1.720$ - Commercial partners: United Nations; Europe, Arab countries
Catholic Church 1.000.000 (30%) Catholics, 24 Dioceses; 1.078 Parishes; 3 Cardinal/Patriarchs; 42 Bishops; 1407 Priests;  126 Brothers; 2.824 Nuns,  435 Seminaries
Rite Armenian, Maronite, Chaldean, Greek Melkite, Syriac, Latin.
Popes' Visit 10/11 Mai 1997