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A compilation from multiple sources
Brian Whitaker's blog posts and other articles about Lebanon
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CIA World Factbook
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Essential facts, plus politics, media and key dates in Lebanon's history
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Audio, lyrics and sheet music (National Anthems Reference Page)
History and politics
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A chronology of key events (from the BBC)
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Special page
Hariri assassination, 2005
Special page
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World Bank: Lebanon
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(Banque du Liban)
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Association of Lebanese Industrialists
Water and agriculture in Lebanon
FAO country profile
Green gold
The economics of cannabis growing in the Bekaa valley. The Guardian, 11 June, 2001
Lebanon: further reading
Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon
by Robert Fisk. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Lonely Planet Syria Lebanon
by Terry Carter, et al. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
A House of Many Mansions: The History of Lebanon Reconsidered
by Kamal Salibi. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Bliss Street
A novel by Kris Kenway. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Hizbullah: The Story from Within
by Naim Qassem. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Hizbu'llah: Politics and Religion
by Amal Saad-Ghorayeb. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
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