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In 2001, the tourism sector was one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, with the number of tourists visiting Lebanon between 1996 and 2000 growing at the rate of 14 percent annually. [34] In 2003 the tourism industry contributed 6.374 billion U.S. dollars to the Lebanese economy and in 2005 the receipts per capita reached 1,433 U.S ...
However, it was the National Tourism Council (CNT or Conseil National du Tourisme in French), a private organization, which effectively promoted tourism in Lebanon. The growth of tourism on a global scale led to the creation of the Ministry of Tourism in 1966 (Law 21/66, issued on March 29, 1966), composed of the General Directorate of Tourism ...
The table below shows annual population growth rate history and projections for various areas, countries, regions and sub-regions from various sources for various time periods. The right-most column shows a projection for the time period shown using the medium fertility variant. Preceding columns show actual history.
Food is taxed at a lower rate of 4%, but candy, dietary supplements and prepared food are taxed at 7%. [11] Local sales taxes are collected in most jurisdictions at rates varying from 1.5% to 2.75%, bringing the total sales tax to between 8.5% and 9.75%, with an average rate of about 9.5%, the nation's highest average sales tax. [12]
Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ən ə n / LEB-ən-ən) is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. [6] The population was 38,431 at the 2020 census . [ 7 ] Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee , approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of downtown Nashville .
Lebanon Special School District (LSSD) serves most of Lebanon and some unincorporated areas for K-8, though some parts of Lebanon are with Wilson County schools for all years K-12. Wilson County Schools operates the high schools that serve the LSSD territory. [17] Cumberland University is located in Lebanon.
Officials are looking at a 0.5-mill increase, setting the millage rate at 4.3925 mills for 2024. This is the third time the commissioners had to raise taxes since 2016.
The GDP growth rate declined to around 1 percent in 2018. [62] In August 2019, the USD parallel exchange rate started diverging from the official exchange rate; the official exchange rate for the USD had been £L 1,507.5 since 1997, while the parallel exchange rate was £L1,600 in the fall of 2019 and would increase to around £L4,200 in May 2020.