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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

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

Geography of Lebanon

Lebanon is a country
Location
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Southwest Asia
      - Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
- Middle East
  - The Levant
- 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

Syria 375 km

Israel 79 km

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

Natural geographic features of Lebanon

Regions of Lebanon

Districts of Lebanon

Municipalities of Lebanon

Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
Cities of Lebanon

Demography of Lebanon

Neighbors of Lebanon

Syria - to the north and east
Region of Palestine (Israel) - to the south

Government and politics of Lebanon

Politics of Lebanon

Branches of the government of Lebanon

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

Court system of Lebanon

Foreign relations of Lebanon

International organization membership

The Lebanese Republic is a member of:^[1]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Lebanon

Law of Lebanon

Military of Lebanon

Local government in Lebanon

History of Lebanon

Culture of Lebanon

Art in Lebanon

Sports in Lebanon

Economy and infrastructure of Lebanon

Economy of Lebanon

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 85th (eighty-fifth)
Agriculture in Lebanon
Banking in Lebanon
- Central bank of Lebanon: Banque du Liban
Communications in Lebanon
- Internet 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
Water supply and sanitation in Lebanon

Education in Lebanon

Ministry of Education and Higher Education

References

^ ^a ^b "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. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Lebanon

General information

Lebanon at The World Factbook
LibanVote (comprehensive electoral database)
US State Department - Lebanon includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports

News

OTV
Al-Manar TV
AnNahar newspaper (in Arabic)
L'Orient-Le Jour (Lebanese daily newspaper in French) (in French)
Future TV
Liban Press (Lebanese news headlines) (in Arabic, English, and French)
Liban3000.com
Lebanese Tag (in Arabic and English)
Ya Libnan (in English)
NOW Lebanon (in Arabic and English)
United Nations - Mehlis Report official report of the investigation into Rafiq al-Hariri's assassination

Government

Non-Governmental Organizations

The Center for Democracy in Lebanon

Web portals

Lebanon tourism guide Lebanon panorama tours
Lebanese White Pages
www.lebconnection.com Business networking site for the Lebanese community
Naharnet
Lebanese Tag News and events from Lebanon
Ya Libnan Live news from Beirut
LebMoon.Com Arabic Lebanese Forum
LSCCB — Lebanese Society for Children Capacity Building

Culture and education

Festivals

Travel and Tourism

Lebanon travel guide from Wikivoyage
Libanon-Reise.de - German website with travel information about Lebanon
Ministry of Tourism - Official website of the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism
Lebanon, the Cedars' Land - Clickable Maps of Lebanon in 7 Languages with famous historic and touristic cities.