Lebanon crisis
Last reviewed: 17-10-2008
INSTABILITY IMPEDES LEBANON'S RECOVERY

A man waves a Lebanese flag near a damaged building at the former green line.
REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
KEY FACTS
| Population | 3.6 million (U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2006) |
| The majority are Muslim, made up of both Sunnis and Shi'ites. There is a large Christian population, and a sizeable Druze minority. | |
| Palestinian refugees in Lebanon | 409,714 (UNRWA, 2006) |
| Area | 10,452 square km (4,036 square miles) |
| Number of cluster bombs dropped by Israelis in 2006 | Up to one million (U.N. Environment Programme, 2007) |
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