Lebanon

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General Information

Full name	Republic of Lebanon
Capital City	Beirut
Population	4.467 million (2013)
Area	10,452 km²
Borders	Israel by land and Cyprus by sea.
Coastline	225 km
Language	Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Currency	Lebanese Lira (LL)
Country Code	+961
Time Zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
Newspaper	Al Akhbar, Al Anwar, Al Balad
Places to Visit	Beirut, Tripoli, Aanjar, Beiteddine Palace, Jeita Grotto
Major Religion	Islam, Christian

Trade Facts

In 2014, Lebanon exported $4.06B and imported $21.2B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $17.2B. In 2014 the GDP of Lebanon was $45.7B and its GDP per capita was $17.5k.

The top exports of Lebanon are:
Gold ($371M), Jewelry ($228M),Diamonds ($158M), Scrap Iron ($153M) and Scrap Copper ($133M).

The top export destinations of Lebanon are:
Saudi Arabia ($377M),the United Arab Emirates ($319M), Switzerland ($300M), South Africa ($297M) and Iraq ($255M).

Its top imports are:
Refined Petroleum ($4.25B), Cars($1.14B), Packaged Medicaments ($922M), Gold ($658M) and Other Steel Bars ($474M).

The top import origins are:
China ($2.53B), Italy ($1.65B), France ($1.31B), the United States ($1.24B) and Germany ($1.22B).

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Educational Institutes

AL ISLAH UNIVERISTY
Address: Al Islah University, Abou-Samra Islah Street, Tripoli, Lebanon
http://www.islahonline.org/

AL MANAR UNIVERSITY
Address: Al Manar University or Tripoli, Muhieddine Makkouk Blvd., Abou Samra, Tripoli, Lebanon
http://www.mut.edu.lb/

AL-IMAM AL-AOUZAI UNIVERSITY
Address: Al-Imam Al-Ouzai University, P.O.B. 14-5355, Avenue Al-Malaab Al-Balady, Beirut, Lebanon
http://www.wakf.org/

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
Address: American University of Beirut, P.O.Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh / Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
http://www.aub.edu.lb

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Address: American University of Science and Technology, Ashrafieh/Zahle, Jabal Lubnan, Beirut, Lebanon
http://www.aust.edu.lb/

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Address: The American University of Technology, Tripoli, Lebanon
http://www.aut.edu/

ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY
Address: Arab Open University Lebanon, Omar Bayhoum Str., Park Sector, Beirut 2058 4518, Lebanon
http://www.arabou-lb.edu.lb/

BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY
Address: Beirut Arab University, P.O.Box 11-5020, Beirut-Lebanon, 1107 2809:
http://www.bau.edu.lb

HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY
Address: Haigazian University, Rue Mexique, Kantari, Beirut, Lebanon
http://www.haigazian.edu.lb/

HARIRI CANADIAN UNIVERSITY
Address: Hariri Canadian University, Meshref, Lebanon
http://www.hariricanadian.edu.lb/

HOLY SPIRIT UNIVERSITY OF KASLIK
Address: Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh P.O.B. 446, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
http://www.usek.edu.lb

JINAN UNIVERSITY
Address: Jinan Univeristy, P.O. Box: 818, Tripoli, Lebanon
http://www.jinan.edu.lb/

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNVERISTY
Address: Lebanese American Univeristy, P.O. Box 13-5053, Chouran Beirut, Lebanon
http://www.lau.edu.lb/

LEBANESE UNIVERSITY BEIRUT
Address: Dr Assaad Diab (President)
http://www.ul.edu.lb

MATN UNIVERSITY
Address: Matn University, Medawar Str., Jdaideh / Boucherieh, Al Matn, Lebanon
http://www.matnu.edu.lb/

NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
Address: Norte Dame University, P.O. Box: 72, Zouk Mikael, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
http://www.ndu.edu.lb

UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND
Address: University of Balamand, Deir El-Balamand, El-Koura, North Lebanon
http://www.balamand.edu.lb

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Places to See!

Jeita Grotto

Qadisha Valley