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Population
Total population : 3.5 million
85% of the population live in the main cities
People :
Lebanon is the land of minorities with more than 17
ethnic and denominational groups. The main religions are :
muslim, christian, druze.
Languages :
Arabic is the official language, but French and English
are widely spoken in the social and the business circles.
Capital : Beirut
Main Cities : Tripoli, Sidon, Jounieh, Tyre,
Zahle, Baalbeck
Main academic city : Beirut
Student population : 87 330 (stat 1997-1998,
source : www.ibe.unesco.org)
Foreign students : 18 253 (source : Annuaire
des Statistiques de lUnesco 1998)
Foreign Students origin : Egypt, Gulf
countries, Cyprus, Syria, Jordan, North Africa, Irak, Palestine.

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