Two huge #explosions rocked the Port of #Beirut on Tuesday evening, causing massive damage over a wide radius in the heart of the Lebanese capital. The devastating explosion left more than 250,000 people homeless, killing at least 154 and injuring over 5,000 others. International aid is pouring in for Lebanon as countries and organizations line up to offer assistance.
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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been conducted, but 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to 2.2 million as part of Greater Beirut, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the fifteenth-largest in the Arab world.
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The official language, Arabic, is the most common language spoken by the citizens of Lebanon. Its capital is Beirut.
Lebanon was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and is a member of the Arab League (1945), the Non-Aligned Movement (1961), Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (1969), and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (1973).