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Censorship Lebanon Joey K.

A. Physical Geography
 * 1) Republic of Lebanon
 * 2) Hot and dry summers, cold and rainy winters


 * 1) Lebanon is a 217 km from east to west and is a total of 10,452 square km.
 * 2) 33 degrees north and 35 degrees east.
 * 3) Lots of snow during the winters

B. Political Geography 4. Lebanon is a pariliamentary democracy 5. Bayrut 6. 72,100 male and female. Ranked 57th largest army in the world.

C. Cultural Geography 7. Arabic. The major religion in Lebanon is Hebrew 8. 3,971,941 9. Tripoli, Baalbek, Jounyeh 10. Infant mortality rate: 22.59 deaths out of 1000 births. Men: 70 years Women: 74 years

D. Economic Geography 11. In 2008, there is a .30 GDP making it ranked number 205 in the world. 12. Almost one forth of Lebanon is cultivated. 13. Limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land. 14. Plastic manufacturers of disposable food packaging, bottles, cigarette filters 15. Apples, Fresh Barley, Beans, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, and Butter 16. Lebanon Pound 17. Export in 2008: 1354.2 million dollars Import in 2008: 93.7 million dollars 18. The Sabra and shitila Massacre (16-18 September 1982**)** http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/lebanon.htm http://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/lebanon-lat-long.html http://www.indexmundi.com/lebanon/agriculture/ http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/lebanon/currency.htm

Background: Censorship is something that has been around for a very long time. It was way back in ancient Greece that something like this started. Socrates was known for viewing science and math differently than most other Greeks at that time. He was then forced to take poison because he viewed things differently than the government at the time. One person well known for his cruelty was Hitler. Hitler also used censorship during his reign over Germany. HE shut down radio stations and newspaper companies just because they did not write what he wanted them to write. The meaning of censorship is when a person or a country keeps others from knowing anything else other than what they want them to hear. The worst of the countries with censorship is North Korea. During 2002-2006, North Korea was named the 2nd worst country with censorship. Now it is the number one country in the world for censorship. The North Korean Government strictly own and monitor the media and feed the a bunch of junk to their people about how good their country is when truthfully, it is one of the worst.

UN Involvement: The UN has declared a day called WPFD (World Press Freedom Day). This day is for the protection of the freedom of journalists. This will hopefully show an example to countries that rely upon censorship that this is very bad. We are hoping that countries that don't rely on censorship can also help persuade other countries to do the same as them. http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2006/060502_Cooper.doc.htm [|http://www.unog.ch/80256EDD006B9C2E/(httpNewsByYear_en)/931BF02CD4BDDC08C1257440002E4D8C?OpenDocument]

Country Policy: November 7, 2008, Lebanon passed an official "no to censorship." Throughout Lebanon's history, there have not been any serious problems with censorship. But, we would love to help others on their quest to abolishing censorship. WE, as a country against all forms of censorship, is offering our aid and support to others. Lebanon is considering to start with the worst country with censorship, North Korea. We would like to spread the rumors around North Korea about how bad their country is treating them. This will then force the government to start telling the full truth, to its citizens. http://www.beaconforfreedom.org/about_project/history.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_North_Korea http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/alerts/5096-lebanon-no-censorship