Lebanon is a founding member of the "League of Arab States" !
The Phoenicians discovered the color purple, and called it 'Ourjouan' !
Lebanon was under French mandate from 1920 untill its independence on Nov 22, 1943 !
"Tripoli" comes from the Greek word "Tripolis", meaning the 3 cities !
Lebanon is 10,452 km square !
Lebanon has 18 religious communities !
40 daily newspapers are published in Lebanon !
The name LEBANON appears 75 times in the Old Testament !
Byblos is the oldest city in the world !
There are 15 rivers in lebanon !
Jesus Christ made his 1st miracle in Qana (turning water into wine) !
The phoenicians created the 1st boat ever !
There are 42 universities in Lebanon !
There are over 100 banks in Lebanon !
70% of the students in Lebanon attend private schools !
There is 1 doctor per 10 people in Lebanon (in Europe and America, the number is 1 doctor per 100 people) !
Beirut was destroyed and rebuilt 7 times (this is why it's compared to the Phoenix) !
There are over 350 Night Clubs in the City of Beirut alone !
Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern country that doesn't have a desert !
Lebanon used to be called Switzerland of the East before the war !
The war in Lebanon lasted 16 years - beginning on April 13, 1975 !
Lebanon is one of the 50 founding members of the United Nations !
Before the war, Lebanon was the leading Arab & Middle East country in tourism !
The Phoenicians created the alphabet to facilitate trade !
Lebanon had a major role in drafting the Declaration of Human Rights !
Lebanon was debt free before the war, and by the end of 2003 had a public debt of over $31.30 billion !
There are about 6 to 8 million of Lebanese origin around the world !
Lubnan comes from the word "Lubban", meaning "white", for its white mountains !
Beirut comes from the word "beerut", meaning "wells of water" in Phoenician !
Lebanon's coast was first settled more than 7000 years ago !
Lebanon's highest peak is "Qurnat Assawda" ( 3,088 m / 10,131 ft ) !
The 1997 estimated population was 3,111,828 individuals !
92% of the Lebanese (15 and older) are literate !
Lebanon's economic losses during the war are estimated at $ 30 billion !
In 1974 $1 = 3.75 LL,... in 2006 the exchange rate was $1 = 1505 LL !
The Lebanese Civil War ended on October 13, 1990 !
Resistance and Liberation day is May 25, 2000 !
Israel occupied the Lebanese South for 22 years, starting March 1978 !
