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Fun fact 4 about Lebanon

Byblos is believed to have been first occupied between 8800 and 7000 BC[28] and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC,[29] making it among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.[30][31] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[32]
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Lebanon's unwritten National Pact of 1943 mandates that its president be a Maronite Christian.

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Lebanon

Population
5.8M
Area
10,452 km²
Capital
Beirut
Continent
Asia
115th most populous country in the world

Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.

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