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The '''Republic of Lebanon''', also called the '''Lebanese Republic''' or simply '''Lebanon''', is a country in the Middle East which borders [[Syria]], [[Israel]], and the eastern shore of the [[Mediterranean Sea]].  Once known as the "Pearl of the Middle East" with historical ties to the [[Bible]], Lebanon has seen a period of civil war and partial invasion/occupation by its two immediate neighbors; [[Hamas]], [[Hezbollah]], and other terrorist organizations hamper efforts at rebuilding.

The '''Republic of Lebanon''', also called the '''Lebanese Republic''' or simply '''Lebanon''', is a country in the Middle East which borders [[Syria]], [[Israel]], and the eastern shore of the [[Mediterranean Sea]].  Once known as the "Pearl of the Middle East" with historical ties to the [[Bible]], Lebanon has seen a period of civil war and partial invasion/occupation by its two immediate neighbors; [[PLO]] which exacerbated Christian-Muslim divide in the 1970s, [[Hezbollah]] since the early 1980s, and other terrorist organizations, such as [[Palestinian]] groups hamper efforts at rebuilding.

==Etymology==

==Etymology==