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Lebanon

LBN · Asia

Joseph Aoun

Identity

Regime

parliamentary republic

Capital

Beirut

Population

5,490,000

Area

10,452 km²

Currency

LBP

Executive

Head of State

Joseph Aoun
2025

Head of Government

Nawaf Salam
2025

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

128 seats
1 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.42
#98

Freedom House

41/100
Partly Free

CPI corruption

23/100
#153

Press RSF

46/100
#115

Economy

GDP (B$)

26 Md$
2024

GDP / capita

4,473 $
2024

Growth %

-7.1 %
2024

Inflation %

14.6 %
2025

Unemployment %

11.0 %
2023

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

0.7 Md$
2.5 %PIB · #86

Nuclear posture

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Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

Chokepoints

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Alliances

UN · Francophonie (OIF) · Arab League · OIC

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

30% · 64% · 70%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

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