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Photos of Lebanon

Located in Baalbek in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, the Temple of Jupiter is the largest Roman temple in the world and part of the Baalbek temple complex that also includes the Temple of Bacchus. Details of the temple's construction -- who commissioned or designed it, or exactly when it was constructed -- are unknown. Work probably began around 16 B.C. and was nearly complete by about A.D. 60.

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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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People and Society

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Age structure

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Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Terrorism

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