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Interesting facts about Lebanon

Lebanon is a state in Central Asia, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon has a long history. The territory of present-day Lebanon at different times belonged to different peoples and states, including the Phoenicians, the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Mamluk Egypt, Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire for almost 400 years. After its collapse, the territory of Lebanon passed to Great Britain and after to France, and during the Second World War to Germany. Finally, in 1943, Lebanon gained full independence as a separate State. Lebanon has land borders with two countries, with Syria in the northeast and Israel in the south. The capital of Lebanon is Beirut, the first mention of which dates back to the XV century BC. The area of the territory of modern Lebanon is equal to 10,452 sq. km. or 4,035 sq. miles. The population for 2022 is 8,133,770 people, about 59% of them profess Islam, and about 39% Christianity. Lebanon has the largest percentage of the Christian population among Arab countries. The official languages are Arabic and French. The monetary unit of Lebanon is the Lebanese Pound. Interestingly, Lebanon does not print its own money itself, but orders its printing in Russia. Interesting facts about Lebanon. The world's largest potato tuber was grown in Lebanon. His weight was more than 11 kilograms! The symbol of Lebanon is the cedar. Once these trees were the national treasure of the country and covered a large share of its territory. Unfortunately, excessive logging has led to the fact that now there are practically no such trees on the territory of the state The capital of Lebanon, the city of Beirut, has been completely destroyed as many as 8 times in its history and, like the Phoenix bird, has been reborn and rebuilt again each time.