Capital City: Beirut, Languages: Arabic, French, English, Armenian
Religions: Shiite Muslim, Maronite Christian, Sunni Muslim.
LEBANON known as Mons Libanus. was the name of a mountain. The Hebrew word "Laban" means white. Because the mountain had a snow cap and the soil had a light coloration the nomadic tribes called the mountain Lebanon - the white mountain.
The people from Lebanon celebrate their National Day on November 22nd.
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