Lebanon Facts

– Lebanon has 18 religious communities

– It has 40 daily newspapers

– It has 42 universities

– It has over 100 banks (that is banks and not branches of a bank)

– 70% of the students are in private schools

– 40% of the Lebanese people are Christians (this is the highest percent all the Arab countries)

– There’s 1 doctor per 10 people in Lebanon (In Europe & America, there’s 1 doctor per 100 people)

– The name LEBANON appears 75 times in the Old Testament

– The name CEDAR (Lebanon’s tree) appears 75 times too in the Old Testament!!

– Beirut was destroyed and rebuilt 7 times (this is why it’s compared to The Phoenix).

– There are 3.5 Million Lebanese in Lebanon

– There are around 10 Million Lebanese outside Lebanon!!!

– Lebanon, the country, was occupied by over 15 countries in its history: Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Alexander the greats Army, the Roman Empire, Byzantine, the Arabian Peninsula, The Crusaders, the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France, Israel, Syria

– Byblos (city in Lebanon) is the oldest, continuously living city in the world.

– Lebanon’s name has been around for 4,000 years non- stop (it’s the oldest country/nation’s name in the world!)

– Lebanon is the only Asian/African country that doesn’t have a desert.

– There are 15 rivers in Lebanon (all of them coming from its own mountains)

– Lebanon is one of the most populated countries in its archeological sites, in the world!!!

– The first alphabet was created in Byblos (city in Lebanon)

– The only remaining temple of Jupiter (the main Roman god) is in Baalbeck, Lebanon (The City of the Sun)

– The name of BYBLOS comes from the BIBLE!!!

– Lebanon is the country that has the most books written about it.

– Lebanon is the only non-dictatorial country in the Arab world (Yes, we do have a President!)

– Jesus Christ made his 1st miracle in Lebanon, in Sidon (The miracle of turning water into wine).

– The Phoenicians (Original People of Lebanon) built the 1st boat, and they were the first to sail ever!

– Phoenicians also reached America long before Christopher Columbus did.

– The 1st law school in the world was built in Lebanon, in Downtown Beirut.

– People say that the cedars were planted by God’s own hands (This is why they’re called “The Cedars of God”.