The location of Lebanon
An enlargeable relief map of the Lebanese Republic
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lebanon:
Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.[1] Lebanon, due to its tense sectarian diversity, has a unique political system, known as confessionalism, in which each religious group is allocated a fixed number of seats in parliament.[2] The country enjoyed a period of relative calm and prosperity before the devastating Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990.[3] In 2005, a wave of demonstrations known as the Cedar Revolution ended the 30-year Syrian occupation of Lebanon. By early 2006, a considerable degree of stability had been achieved throughout much of the country and Beirut's reconstruction was almost complete,[4] but a debilitating 2006 war and internal strife caused significant economic damage and loss of life. Since 2019, Lebanon has faced a serious financial and economic crisis as well as political instability and social unrest, exacerbated by the 2020 Beirut explosion.[5][6]
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Lebanon
- Pronunciation: /lɛbənən/ ⓘ
- Common English country name: Lebanon
- Official English country name: The Lebanese Republic or the Republic of Lebanon
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival: Lebanese
- Demonym: Lebanese
- Etymology: Name of Lebanon
- International rankings of Lebanon
- ISO country codes: LB, LBN, 422
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LB
- Internet country code top-level domain: .lb
Geography of Lebanon
An enlargeable topographic map of Lebanon
- Lebanon is a country
- Location
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
- Southwest Asia
- Asia
- Middle East
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Lebanon
- High: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m (10,131 ft)
- Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 454 km
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- Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 225 km
- Population of Lebanon: 6,824,986 - 106th most populous country
- Area of Lebanon: 10,452 km2
- Atlas of Lebanon
Environment of Lebanon
An enlargeable satellite image of Lebanon
- Climate of Lebanon
- Renewable energy in Lebanon
- Geology of Lebanon
- Protected areas of Lebanon
- Biosphere reserves in Lebanon
- National parks of Lebanon
- Wildlife of Lebanon
Natural geographic features of Lebanon
- Glaciers of Lebanon
- Islands of Lebanon
- Lakes of Lebanon
- Mountains of Lebanon
- Volcanoes in Lebanon
- Rivers of Lebanon
- Waterfalls of Lebanon
- Valleys of Lebanon
- List of World Heritage Sites in Lebanon
Regions of Lebanon
Regions of Lebanon
Ecoregions of Lebanon
- Ecoregions in Lebanon
Administrative divisions of Lebanon
Administrative divisions of Lebanon
Governorates of Lebanon
Districts of Lebanon
Municipalities of Lebanon
- Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
- Cities of Lebanon
Demography of Lebanon
- Demographics of Lebanon
- Handicapped in Lebanon
Neighbors of Lebanon
- Syria - to the north and east
- Region of Palestine (Israel) - to the south
Government and politics of Lebanon
Branches of the government of Lebanon
Executive branch of the government of Lebanon
- Head of state: President of Lebanon, vacant
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati
- Parliament of Lebanon: Headed by Speaker Nabih Berri
Legislative branch of the government of Lebanon
- Parliament of Lebanon: Chamber of Deputies (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Lebanon
Foreign relations of Lebanon
International organization membership
The Lebanese Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Lebanon
Law of Lebanon
Military of Lebanon
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Lebanon
- Navy of Lebanon
- Air Force of Lebanon
- Special forces of Lebanon
- Military history of Lebanon
- Military ranks of Lebanon
Local government in Lebanon
Local government in Lebanon
History of Lebanon
Culture of Lebanon
- Architecture of Lebanon
- Cuisine of Lebanon
- Ethnic minorities in Lebanon
- Festivals in Lebanon
- Languages of Lebanon
- Lebanese society
- Media in Lebanon
- Museums in Lebanon
- National symbols of Lebanon
- People of Lebanon
- Prostitution in Lebanon
- Public holidays in Lebanon
- Records of Lebanon
- Religion in Lebanon
- List of World Heritage Sites in Lebanon
Art in Lebanon
Sports in Lebanon
Economy and infrastructure of Lebanon
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 85th (eighty-fifth)
- Agriculture in Lebanon
- Banking in Lebanon
- National Bank of Lebanon: Banque du Liban
- Communications in Lebanon
- Companies of Lebanon
- Currency of Lebanon: Pound
- ISO 4217: LBP
- Economic history of Lebanon
- Energy in Lebanon
- Energy policy of Lebanon
- Oil industry in Lebanon
- Health care in Lebanon
- Mining in Lebanon
- National Stock Exchange of Lebanon: Beirut Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Lebanon
- Transport in Lebanon
- Airports in Lebanon
- Rail transport in Lebanon
- Roads in Lebanon
- Water supply and sanitation in Lebanon
Education in Lebanon
See also
References
- 1 2 "Lebanon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ Countries Quest "Lebanon, Government". Retrieved December 14, 2006.
- ↑ U.S. Department of State. "Background Note: Lebanon (History) August 2005" Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- ↑ Center for the Study of the Built Environment. "Deconstructing Beirut's Reconstruction: 1990-2000" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
- ↑ Leonhardt, David; Yar, Sanam (2021-10-15). "Lebanon's Crisis". New York Times.
- ↑ Blair, Edmund (2022-01-23). [reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/lebanons-financial-crisis-how-it-happened-2022-01-23/ "Explainer: Lebanon's financial crisis and how it happened"]. Reuters.
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