Lebanon has a population of 5.81M (ranked 115/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Lebanon's land area is 3,950 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 160th vs. 62nd).
By GDP, Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
5888008
|
5642662
|
Population rank | 115/197 | 119/197 |
GDP |
$20.1B
2023 |
$484B
2024 |
GDP rank | 128/197 | 32/197 |
GDP per capita |
$3,478
2023 |
$86,810
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 135/197 | 8/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$12,575
2023 |
$101,032
2024 |
Government debt |
$38.6B
2023 |
$207B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
149.1%
2025 |
42.7%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$6,680
2023 |
$37,084
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 70/185 | 17/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$3,779
2025 |
$45,746
2025 |
Land area |
3,950 sq mi
2025 |
140,645 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024 |
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
2.24
2023 |
1.4
2023 |
Median age |
29.6 years
2024 |
40.7 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
78.1 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Lebanon and Norway: Comparison Charts
Lebanon and Norway economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $5,197,398,721 |
1961 | - | $5,669,689,210 |
1962 | - | $6,107,076,929 |
1963 | - | $6,553,269,536 |
1964 | - | $7,206,522,122 |
1965 | - | $8,111,945,661 |
1966 | - | $8,753,940,267 |
1967 | - | $9,577,383,653 |
1968 | - | $10,227,087,165 |
1969 | - | $11,136,187,440 |
1970 | - | $12,814,123,115 |
1971 | - | $14,583,114,840 |
1972 | - | $17,358,610,850 |
1973 | - | $22,534,253,703 |
1974 | - | $27,145,693,810 |
1975 | - | $32,877,805,200 |
1976 | - | $35,942,270,686 |
1977 | - | $41,508,030,431 |
1978 | - | $46,522,900,254 |
1979 | - | $53,132,244,624 |
1980 | - | $64,439,382,896 |
1981 | - | $63,596,654,761 |
1982 | - | $62,647,195,538 |
1983 | - | $61,627,240,831 |
1984 | - | $62,057,955,033 |
1985 | - | $65,416,879,914 |
1986 | - | $78,693,118,044 |
1987 | - | $94,229,907,236 |
1988 | $3,313,540,068 | $101,900,260,856 |
1989 | $2,717,998,688 | $102,633,934,391 |
1990 | $2,838,485,354 | $119,791,843,060 |
1991 | $4,690,415,093 | $121,872,464,483 |
1992 | $5,843,579,161 | $130,838,040,068 |
1993 | $7,941,744,492 | $120,579,213,713 |
1994 | $9,599,127,050 | $127,131,319,429 |
1995 | $11,718,795,529 | $152,029,612,325 |
1996 | $13,690,217,334 | $163,520,109,151 |
1997 | $15,751,867,489 | $161,356,631,888 |
1998 | $17,247,179,006 | $154,230,295,158 |
1999 | $17,391,056,369 | $162,383,706,021 |
2000 | $17,260,364,842 | $171,457,201,936 |
2001 | $17,649,751,244 | $174,239,354,071 |
2002 | $19,152,238,806 | $195,914,852,576 |
2003 | $20,082,918,740 | $229,385,469,337 |
2004 | $21,159,827,992 | $265,268,662,473 |
2005 | $21,497,336,499 | $309,978,579,744 |
2006 | $22,022,709,851 | $346,915,160,682 |
2007 | $24,827,355,015 | $402,643,260,488 |
2008 | $29,118,916,105 | $464,917,553,191 |
2009 | $35,399,582,929 | $387,976,400,617 |
2010 | $38,443,907,042 | $431,052,143,940 |
2011 | $39,927,125,962 | $501,360,549,669 |
2012 | $44,016,799,516 | $512,777,309,841 |
2013 | $46,880,103,081 | $526,014,468,085 |
2014 | $48,095,213,747 | $501,736,471,833 |
2015 | $49,929,337,837 | $388,159,512,246 |
2016 | $51,147,308,774 | $370,956,547,619 |
2017 | $53,027,680,686 | $401,745,275,035 |
2018 | $54,901,519,156 | $439,788,625,884 |
2019 | $51,605,959,131 | $408,742,840,909 |
2020 | $31,712,128,254 | $367,633,418,887 |
2021 | $23,131,941,557 | $503,367,986,030 |
2022 | $20,992,421,949 | $596,297,651,036 |
2023 | $20,078,620,357 | $482,949,731,777 |
2024 | - | $483,727,398,216 |
Lebanon and Norway economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $1,451 |
1961 | - | $1,571 |
1962 | - | $1,678 |
1963 | - | $1,787 |
1964 | - | $1,951 |
1965 | - | $2,179 |
1966 | - | $2,333 |
1967 | - | $2,531 |
1968 | - | $2,680 |
1969 | - | $2,894 |
1970 | - | $3,306 |
1971 | - | $3,736 |
1972 | - | $4,414 |
1973 | - | $5,690 |
1974 | - | $6,812 |
1975 | - | $8,204 |
1976 | - | $8,927 |
1977 | - | $10,266 |
1978 | - | $11,463 |
1979 | - | $13,047 |
1980 | - | $15,772 |
1981 | - | $15,513 |
1982 | - | $15,225 |
1983 | - | $14,928 |
1984 | - | $14,989 |
1985 | - | $15,754 |
1986 | - | $18,883 |
1987 | - | $22,506 |
1988 | $959 | $24,207 |
1989 | $771 | $24,281 |
1990 | $790 | $28,243 |
1991 | $1,278 | $28,597 |
1992 | $1,559 | $30,524 |
1993 | $2,079 | $27,964 |
1994 | $2,468 | $29,316 |
1995 | $2,959 | $34,876 |
1996 | $3,393 | $37,322 |
1997 | $3,834 | $36,629 |
1998 | $4,125 | $34,803 |
1999 | $4,087 | $36,393 |
2000 | $3,987 | $38,178 |
2001 | $4,010 | $38,602 |
2002 | $4,291 | $43,171 |
2003 | $4,438 | $50,250 |
2004 | $4,601 | $57,769 |
2005 | $4,602 | $67,047 |
2006 | $4,635 | $74,434 |
2007 | $5,125 | $85,502 |
2008 | $5,912 | $97,504 |
2009 | $7,091 | $80,348 |
2010 | $7,626 | $88,163 |
2011 | $7,835 | $101,222 |
2012 | $8,407 | $102,176 |
2013 | $8,162 | $103,554 |
2014 | $7,578 | $97,667 |
2015 | $7,714 | $74,810 |
2016 | $8,089 | $70,867 |
2017 | $8,608 | $76,132 |
2018 | $9,175 | $82,793 |
2019 | $8,906 | $76,431 |
2020 | $5,561 | $68,340 |
2021 | $4,045 | $93,073 |
2022 | $3,654 | $109,270 |
2023 | $3,478 | $87,497 |
2024 | - | $86,810 |
Lebanon vs. Norway life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
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|
|
|
1950 | 59.9 | 71.6 |
1951 | 60.3 | 72.5 |
1952 | 60.8 | 72.7 |
1953 | 61.2 | 73.1 |
1954 | 61.6 | 73.2 |
1955 | 61.5 | 73.4 |
1956 | 62.2 | 73.5 |
1957 | 62.8 | 73.4 |
1958 | 61.2 | 73.4 |
1959 | 63.6 | 73.6 |
1960 | 63.9 | 73.6 |
1961 | 64.3 | 73.6 |
1962 | 64.6 | 73.5 |
1963 | 64.9 | 73.1 |
1964 | 65.1 | 73.6 |
1965 | 65.3 | 73.7 |
1966 | 65.5 | 74 |
1967 | 65.7 | 74.1 |
1968 | 65.8 | 73.9 |
1969 | 65.9 | 73.7 |
1970 | 66 | 74.1 |
1971 | 66.1 | 74.2 |
1972 | 66.2 | 74.3 |
1973 | 66.3 | 74.4 |
1974 | 66.4 | 74.8 |
1975 | 57.7 | 74.8 |
1976 | 36.4 | 75 |
1977 | 60.3 | 75.4 |
1978 | 60 | 75.4 |
1979 | 59.6 | 75.4 |
1980 | 59.9 | 75.7 |
1981 | 60.3 | 75.9 |
1982 | 47.2 | 76 |
1983 | 60.8 | 76.1 |
1984 | 61.2 | 76.2 |
1985 | 61.6 | 75.9 |
1986 | 62 | 76.3 |
1987 | 62.5 | 76.1 |
1988 | 62.9 | 76.3 |
1989 | 65.1 | 76.5 |
1990 | 65.5 | 76.6 |
1991 | 70.9 | 77 |
1992 | 71.2 | 77.2 |
1993 | 71.6 | 77.2 |
1994 | 72 | 77.8 |
1995 | 72.4 | 77.8 |
1996 | 72.6 | 78.2 |
1997 | 72.9 | 78.2 |
1998 | 73.2 | 78.4 |
1999 | 73.5 | 78.4 |
2000 | 73.9 | 78.7 |
2001 | 74.4 | 78.9 |
2002 | 74.8 | 79 |
2003 | 75.3 | 79.5 |
2004 | 75.7 | 80 |
2005 | 76.1 | 80.2 |
2006 | 75.7 | 80.4 |
2007 | 76.7 | 80.5 |
2008 | 77 | 80.7 |
2009 | 77.3 | 80.9 |
2010 | 77.5 | 81 |
2011 | 77.8 | 81.2 |
2012 | 77.9 | 81.4 |
2013 | 78 | 81.7 |
2014 | 78.1 | 82.1 |
2015 | 78.3 | 82.3 |
2016 | 78.3 | 82.4 |
2017 | 78.2 | 82.6 |
2018 | 78.3 | 82.8 |
2019 | 78.2 | 83 |
2020 | 76.3 | 83.2 |
2021 | 73.6 | 83.2 |
2022 | 78 | 82.6 |
2023 | 77.8 | 83.3 |
2024 | 77.9 | 83.5 |
2025 | 78.1 | 83.6 |
Lebanon and Norway population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 1,794,406 | 3,581,239 |
1961 | 1,850,084 | 3,609,800 |
1962 | 1,909,578 | 3,638,918 |
1963 | 1,970,316 | 3,666,537 |
1964 | 2,030,543 | 3,694,339 |
1965 | 2,088,831 | 3,723,168 |
1966 | 2,148,260 | 3,753,012 |
1967 | 2,206,731 | 3,784,539 |
1968 | 2,266,368 | 3,816,486 |
1969 | 2,328,159 | 3,847,707 |
1970 | 2,386,114 | 3,875,763 |
1971 | 2,446,314 | 3,903,039 |
1972 | 2,509,729 | 3,933,004 |
1973 | 2,572,935 | 3,960,612 |
1974 | 2,635,185 | 3,985,258 |
1975 | 2,693,191 | 4,007,313 |
1976 | 2,726,469 | 4,026,152 |
1977 | 2,762,155 | 4,043,205 |
1978 | 2,822,682 | 4,058,671 |
1979 | 2,882,635 | 4,072,517 |
1980 | 2,944,763 | 4,085,620 |
1981 | 3,008,981 | 4,099,702 |
1982 | 3,054,931 | 4,114,787 |
1983 | 3,094,996 | 4,128,432 |
1984 | 3,152,744 | 4,140,099 |
1985 | 3,217,376 | 4,152,516 |
1986 | 3,300,365 | 4,167,354 |
1987 | 3,385,555 | 4,186,905 |
1988 | 3,454,649 | 4,209,488 |
1989 | 3,525,285 | 4,226,901 |
1990 | 3,595,175 | 4,241,473 |
1991 | 3,668,912 | 4,261,732 |
1992 | 3,747,371 | 4,286,401 |
1993 | 3,820,647 | 4,311,991 |
1994 | 3,889,799 | 4,336,613 |
1995 | 3,960,735 | 4,359,184 |
1996 | 4,034,781 | 4,381,336 |
1997 | 4,108,405 | 4,405,157 |
1998 | 4,181,281 | 4,431,464 |
1999 | 4,255,277 | 4,461,913 |
2000 | 4,329,340 | 4,490,967 |
2001 | 4,401,918 | 4,513,751 |
2002 | 4,463,504 | 4,538,159 |
2003 | 4,525,508 | 4,564,855 |
2004 | 4,599,279 | 4,591,910 |
2005 | 4,671,102 | 4,623,291 |
2006 | 4,751,136 | 4,660,677 |
2007 | 4,844,118 | 4,709,153 |
2008 | 4,925,354 | 4,768,212 |
2009 | 4,992,287 | 4,828,726 |
2010 | 5,041,288 | 4,889,252 |
2011 | 5,096,020 | 4,953,088 |
2012 | 5,235,742 | 5,018,573 |
2013 | 5,743,436 | 5,079,623 |
2014 | 6,346,990 | 5,137,232 |
2015 | 6,472,469 | 5,188,607 |
2016 | 6,323,060 | 5,234,519 |
2017 | 6,160,128 | 5,276,968 |
2018 | 5,984,119 | 5,311,916 |
2019 | 5,794,594 | 5,347,896 |
2020 | 5,702,398 | 5,379,475 |
2021 | 5,718,122 | 5,408,320 |
2022 | 5,744,489 | 5,457,127 |
2023 | 5,773,493 | 5,519,594 |
2024 | 5,805,962 | 5,572,272 |
Fertility rates in Lebanon and Norway
Year | Fertility rate | |
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|
|
|
1960 | 5.88 | 2.85 |
1961 | 5.89 | 2.94 |
1962 | 5.9 | 2.91 |
1963 | 5.91 | 2.93 |
1964 | 5.85 | 2.98 |
1965 | 5.77 | 2.94 |
1966 | 5.68 | 2.9 |
1967 | 5.57 | 2.81 |
1968 | 5.45 | 2.75 |
1969 | 5.32 | 2.7 |
1970 | 5.19 | 2.5 |
1971 | 5.05 | 2.49 |
1972 | 4.91 | 2.38 |
1973 | 4.79 | 2.23 |
1974 | 4.65 | 2.13 |
1975 | 4.52 | 1.98 |
1976 | 4.39 | 1.86 |
1977 | 4.28 | 1.75 |
1978 | 4.18 | 1.77 |
1979 | 4.08 | 1.75 |
1980 | 4.01 | 1.72 |
1981 | 3.95 | 1.7 |
1982 | 3.86 | 1.71 |
1983 | 3.73 | 1.66 |
1984 | 3.66 | 1.66 |
1985 | 3.53 | 1.68 |
1986 | 3.47 | 1.71 |
1987 | 3.42 | 1.74 |
1988 | 3.39 | 1.84 |
1989 | 3.36 | 1.89 |
1990 | 3.27 | 1.93 |
1991 | 3.16 | 1.92 |
1992 | 3.05 | 1.88 |
1993 | 2.94 | 1.86 |
1994 | 2.82 | 1.87 |
1995 | 2.73 | 1.87 |
1996 | 2.7 | 1.89 |
1997 | 2.67 | 1.86 |
1998 | 2.65 | 1.81 |
1999 | 2.63 | 1.85 |
2000 | 2.6 | 1.85 |
2001 | 2.58 | 1.78 |
2002 | 2.52 | 1.75 |
2003 | 2.46 | 1.8 |
2004 | 2.38 | 1.83 |
2005 | 2.29 | 1.84 |
2006 | 2.24 | 1.9 |
2007 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
2008 | 2.17 | 1.96 |
2009 | 2.19 | 1.98 |
2010 | 2.26 | 1.95 |
2011 | 2.32 | 1.88 |
2012 | 2.35 | 1.85 |
2013 | 2.36 | 1.78 |
2014 | 2.38 | 1.75 |
2015 | 2.38 | 1.72 |
2016 | 2.39 | 1.71 |
2017 | 2.37 | 1.62 |
2018 | 2.35 | 1.56 |
2019 | 2.33 | 1.53 |
2020 | 2.31 | 1.48 |
2021 | 2.28 | 1.55 |
2022 | 2.26 | 1.41 |
2023 | 2.24 | 1.4 |
Lebanon and Norway demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.9 | 34.3 |
1961 | 19.5 | 34.4 |
1962 | 19.1 | 34.4 |
1963 | 18.7 | 34.3 |
1964 | 18.4 | 34.2 |
1965 | 18.2 | 34.1 |
1966 | 18.1 | 33.9 |
1967 | 18 | 33.7 |
1968 | 18 | 33.5 |
1969 | 18.1 | 33.2 |
1970 | 18.2 | 32.9 |
1971 | 18.3 | 32.7 |
1972 | 18.5 | 32.5 |
1973 | 18.7 | 32.4 |
1974 | 18.9 | 32.4 |
1975 | 19 | 32.5 |
1976 | 19.1 | 32.6 |
1977 | 19.2 | 32.7 |
1978 | 19.4 | 32.9 |
1979 | 19.6 | 33.1 |
1980 | 19.8 | 33.3 |
1981 | 19.9 | 33.6 |
1982 | 20.1 | 33.9 |
1983 | 20.3 | 34.1 |
1984 | 20.5 | 34.4 |
1985 | 20.7 | 34.6 |
1986 | 20.8 | 34.8 |
1987 | 21 | 34.9 |
1988 | 21.2 | 35.1 |
1989 | 21.4 | 35.2 |
1990 | 21.6 | 35.4 |
1991 | 21.8 | 35.5 |
1992 | 22 | 35.7 |
1993 | 22.3 | 35.8 |
1994 | 22.5 | 35.9 |
1995 | 22.8 | 36.1 |
1996 | 23.1 | 36.2 |
1997 | 23.4 | 36.4 |
1998 | 23.7 | 36.5 |
1999 | 24 | 36.7 |
2000 | 24.3 | 36.9 |
2001 | 24.6 | 37.1 |
2002 | 24.9 | 37.3 |
2003 | 25.2 | 37.5 |
2004 | 25.6 | 37.7 |
2005 | 26 | 37.9 |
2006 | 26.3 | 38.1 |
2007 | 26.7 | 38.3 |
2008 | 27.1 | 38.4 |
2009 | 27.5 | 38.5 |
2010 | 27.9 | 38.6 |
2011 | 28.2 | 38.7 |
2012 | 28.6 | 38.8 |
2013 | 28.9 | 38.9 |
2014 | 29.2 | 39 |
2015 | 29.4 | 39.2 |
2016 | 29.5 | 39.3 |
2017 | 29.4 | 39.4 |
2018 | 29.3 | 39.6 |
2019 | 29 | 39.8 |
2020 | 28.9 | 40 |
2021 | 29 | 40.3 |
2022 | 29.2 | 40.4 |
2023 | 29.4 | 40.5 |
2024 | 29.6 | 40.7 |
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GDP per capita
GDP
Life expectancy
Population
Population density
Fertility rate
Median age
Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$21.6B
2023 |
$548B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.3%
2025 |
47.9%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.22%
2024 |
5.46%
2022 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
8.91%
2023 |
1.61%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
80,000
2020 |
25,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+0.01%
2025 |
+13.2%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
11.3%
2019 |
3.98%
2024 |
Services, % of GDP |
42.4%
2023 |
51.8%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
2.09%
2023 |
37%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
44.1
2025 |
78.3
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
25.1%
2022 |
21.6%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
2.8%
2022 |
3.6%
2023 |
Number of millionaires | n/a |
253,085
2024 |
Percentage of millionaires | n/a |
5.84%
2024 |
Number of billionaires |
6
2025 |
17
2025 |
Percentage of billionaires |
0.0002%
2025 |
0.0004%
2025 |
Listed domestic companies |
10
2021 |
180
2017 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$10.6B
2021 |
$296B
2019 |
Total reserves including gold |
$33.3B
2024 |
$81.2B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$5.8B
2024 |
$621M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
1,936,000
2019 |
1,397,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
27%
2020 |
1.86%
2020 |
Banked people share |
23%
2024 |
98.6%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
617 kg
2022 |
4,885 kg
2023 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$19.9
2022 |
$20.6
2023 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
17.3 megatons
2023 |
44.1 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
3 tons
2023 |
7.98 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
89.2%
2022 |
46.3%
2023 |
Renewable energy use share |
6.8%
2021 |
61.4%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
6.6%
2022 |
48.2%
2023 |
Net energy imports use share |
96.9%
2022 |
-704%
2023 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
681 kWh
2022 |
23,520 kWh
2023 |
Renewable electricity output share |
5.07%
2021 |
99.1%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
16%
2022 |
89.1%
2023 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.07%
2024 |
0.07%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-17,267
2024 |
+44,356
2024 |
Urban population |
89.6%
2024 |
84.3%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.87 ft
2025 |
5.92 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.37 ft
2025 |
5.46 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
49.8
2025 |
92.4
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
22
2024 |
81
2024 |
Higher education index |
74
2025 |
94
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
2.26
2020 |
0.73
2023 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
16.4
2019 |
2.1
2019 |
Visa free countries |
58
2025 |
175
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
92%
2019 |
95%
2013 |
English speaking |
40%
2023 |
87.6%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
83.5%
2023 |
99%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$392
2022 |
$8,693
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$131.1
2022 |
$1,224
2022 |
Life expectancy |
78.1 years
2025 |
83.6 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
7.3%
2022 |
0%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.62
2019 |
5.17
2021 |
Age at first childbirth | n/a |
30.1 years
2023 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
15
2023 |
1
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
18.3
2023 |
2.4
2023 |
Obesity rate |
30.7%
2022 |
19.5%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
12.3%
2024 |
4.8%
2024 |
Air quality index |
47
2025 |
87
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
34.3%
2022 |
14.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
1.26 liters
2020 |
7.38 liters
2020 |
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