25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)
25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
Languages
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
