Lebanese pound
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The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lebanese pound canonical | 12 |
| Lebanese lira | 1 |
| Lebanese pounds | 1 |
| lira libanaise | 1 |
| الليرة اللبنانية | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T208839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lebanese pound Context triple: [Beirut, currency, Lebanese pound]
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A.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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B.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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C.
Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
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D.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lebanon
Lebanon is a small Middle Eastern country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, known for its rich history, diverse religious and cultural heritage, and historic capital, Beirut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lebanese pound Target entity description: The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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A.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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B.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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C.
Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
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D.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lebanon
Lebanon is a small Middle Eastern country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, known for its rich history, diverse religious and cultural heritage, and historic capital, Beirut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
lira
ⓘ
Lebanese pound ⓘ
surface form:
lira libanaise
|
| centralBank |
Banque du Liban
ⓘ
surface form:
Bank of Lebanon
Banque du Liban ⓘ |
| circulatesAlongside | United States dollar in Lebanon ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| crisisPeriod | from 2019 onwards ⓘ |
| crisisRelatedTo | Lebanese financial crisis ⓘ |
| denominationContext | prices in Lebanon often quoted in US dollars and Lebanese pounds ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateRegime | managed peg (historically) ⓘ |
| hasBlackMarketRate | yes ⓘ |
| hasExperienced |
currency crisis
ⓘ
high inflation ⓘ |
| hasInformalAbbreviation | LBP ⓘ |
| historicalPegRate | 1507.5 LBP per USD ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | relatively stable before 2019 crisis ⓘ |
| inflationEffect | sharp loss of purchasing power ⓘ |
| introduced | 1920s ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | LBP ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Lebanese liquidity crisis
ⓘ
Lebanese sovereign debt crisis ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Lebanon ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Banque du Liban ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyBy | Banque du Liban ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Lebanon ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| pegType | de facto peg ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| regionUsage |
Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Lebanon
|
| replaced | Egyptian pound in Lebanon ⓘ |
| status | heavily devalued ⓘ |
| subunit | piastre ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 piastres = 1 Lebanese pound ⓘ |
| symbol |
LL
ⓘ
ل.ل ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic transactions in Lebanon ⓘ |
| usedIn | Lebanon ⓘ |
| writingSystemForSymbol | Arabic script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lebanese pound Description of subject: The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
lira libanaise
this entity surface form:
Lebanese pounds
subject surface form:
Lebanese pound
this entity surface form:
Lebanese lira
subject surface form:
Lebanese pound
subject surface form:
Lebanese pound
this entity surface form:
الليرة اللبنانية