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           LEBANON
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Lebanon is a mountainous
country in the eastern
Mediterranean. There is a
fertile narrow coastal plain,
and between the two main
ranges lies the Beqa'a Valley.
The climate is Mediterranean
but rainfall can be torrential
in winter and snow falls on
high ground. Lebanon is an
agricultural country, and its
main products include olives,
grapes, citrus fruit, apples,
cotton, tobacco and sugar
beet. Industry is small scale.

Area (Sq. Km.): 10,400

Population: 2,947,000

Capital: Beirut

Language:
Arabic

Religion:
Moslem 75%
Christian 25%

Government Type:
Republic

Currency: Lebanese pound

Embassy:
21 Kensington Palace Gardens
London
W8 4QN
0171-229-7265

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Foreign Office Advice:

Lebanon is now safer than it
was during the civil war, but
travel outside the main towns
on a purely individual basis
is inadvisable.

Arrangements, such as meeting
at the airport, internal
travel and accommodation
should be organised before
departure.

Visitors are advise to avoid
the southern suburbs of
Beirut, South Lebanon and the
Beka'a Valley.

Visitors should register with
the British Embassy (Tel:
417007).

For more information ring:

 Foreign Office Travel Unit

       0171-270-4129