Lebanon

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Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city.

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Capital

Beirut

Population

6,100,075

Area

10,452 km2

Climate

Mediterranean

Government

Parliamentary democratic republic

Currency

Lebanese pound

Languages

Arabic, French, English

Sells

jewelry, cars, diamonds, scrap iron

Sells to

UAE 26%, Egypt 7%, Turkey 5%

Land borders

2: Israel, Syria

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+961

Founded

1943

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Arabicofficial

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French

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English

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Armenian

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

potatoes
milk
tomatoes
apples
oranges
olives

Largest cities

Beirut capital	1,916,100
Ra’s Bayrūt	1,251,739
Tripoli	229,398
Sidon	163,554
Tyre	135,204

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War I1914–1918 Syrian civil war2011–2024 Six-Day War1967 1948 Palestine war1947–1949 War over Water1964–1967

Form of government

Parliamentary democratic republic.

parliamentary republic

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Lebanese pound

Belongs to

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Civil Defence Organisation International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Arab League Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development World Health Organization Interpol Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows

Climate zone

Mediterranean

Highest point

Qurnat as Sawda'

Landmarks and landscapes

Baalbek Jeita Grotto Cedars of God

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Israel

Syria

In charge right now

Joseph Aoun Head of state

Nawaf Salam Head of government

Figures from its history

Rafic Hariri Prime minister assassinated in 2005 Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004.

Kahlil Gibran Poet Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.

Bachir Gemayel President-elect killed in 1982 Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.