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English status National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989. Has been used to some extent since the founding of the <a href=/encyclopedia/United-States>American</a> University of <a href=/encyclopedia/Beirut,-Lebanon>Beirut</a> in 1866. Many <a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a> <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> publications. Not spoken on the street or in <a href=/country/le>Lebanese</a> homes. Bible 1535-1989.
French status Difficult intelligibility between speakers of Qu�b�cois and Acadian for speakers not fluent in Standard <a href=/country/fr>French</a>. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1530-1986. An estimated 20% of the <a href=/graph-T/peo_pop>population</a> speak <a href=/country/fr>French</a> in their daily lives, and up to 65% of the <a href=/graph-T/peo_pop>population</a> can read and converse in <a href=/country/fr>French</a>. A number of <a href=/cat/Government>government</a> and private <a href=/encyclopedia/university>universities</a> teach in <a href=/country/fr>French</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. The <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of instruction in most schools. <a href=/graph-T/med_new>Newspapers</a>, magazines. Bible 1530-1986.
Languages English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Linguistic diversity index 0.549
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		0.161
Ranked 146th.
Major language(s) English, French (both official) Arabic

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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