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Lebanese Republic

Lebanon

Lebanon is a country in Asia that is home to 5,297,000 people. It is also home to 1 living indigenous language, Levantine Arabic. In addition, 7 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

    Clickable world globe showing country outlines
  • Demographics

    5,297,000

    people

    1

    living languages

    95%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 0
    3. 0
    4. 0

Lebanon has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.