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Capo di stato | Najīb Mīqātī (ad interim) |
Capo del Governo | Najīb Mīqātī |
Forma Istituzionale | Unitary confessionalist parliamentary republic |
Capitale | Beirut |
Potere Legislativo | Unicameral National Assembly (Majlis al Nuwab, 128 members) |
Potere Giudiziario | Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (organised in 4 Houses, each one with a President and 2 associate judges); Constitutional Council (consisting of 10 members) |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Mira Daher |
Area Totale | 10,452 km2 |
Terra | 10.230 km2 |
Clima | Moderate and Mediterranean climate in coastal areas; cool and rainy winters and humid and hot summer |
Risorse Naturali | Oil, natural gas, limestone, gypsum and salt |
Sintesi Economica | The economic system is free and ensures private initiative and the right to private property. Most of the economy is dollarized, and the country has no restrictions on the movement of capital across its borders. The Lebanese government's intervention in foreign trade is minimal. |
Pil | $18.08 billion (Dec. 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $4577 (Dec. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $4.24 billion (2020) |
Export partner | Switzerland 26%, UAE 13.6%, Saudi Arabia 5.5%, United States 4.29%, Qatar 3.81% (2020) |
Importazioni | $12.9 billion (2020) |
Import partner | Turkey 7.3%, China 7.1%, Germany 6.93%, United States 6.62%, Greece 6.16%, Italy 4.78%, Russia 4.61%, France 3.57% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $ 639,61 million (2021) |
Popolazione | 5.296.814 (2022 est.) |
Population Growth | +0,66% (2022 est.) |
Etnie | Arabic 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% |
Lingue | Arabic (official language), French, English, Armenian |
Religione | Islam 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailites), Christians 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, a very small number of Jews, Baha'i, Buddhists and Hindus (2020) |
Urbanizzazione | 89,3% (2022 est.) |
Alfabetizzazione | 95.1% |