Outline of Lebanon

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

• 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
  • Fauna of Lebanon
    • Birds of Lebanon
    • Mammals 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

List of ecoregions in Lebanon

• Ecoregions in Lebanon

Administrative divisions of Lebanon

Administrative divisions of Lebanon

• Governorates of Lebanon
  • Districts of Lebanon
    • Municipalities of Lebanon

Governorates of Lebanon

• Governorates of Lebanon
  • Akkar
  • Baalbek-Hermel
  • Beirut
  • Beqaa
  • Mount Lebanon
  • Nabatieh
  • North
  • South

Districts of Lebanon

Districts of Lebanon

Municipalities of Lebanon

Municipalities of Lebanon

• Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
• Cities of Lebanon

Demography of Lebanon

• Demographics of Lebanon
  • Religion in Lebanon
    • Christianity in Lebanon
      • Lebanese Maronite Christians
      • Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians
      • Lebanese Melkite Christians
      • Lebanese Protestant Christians
        • Lebanese Baptists
      • Armenian Apostolic Christians
      • Armenian Catholics
      • Minorities (Lebanon)
    • Islam in Lebanon
      • Lebanese Shia Muslims
      • Lebanese Sunni Muslims
      • Lebanese Druze
      • Alawites in Lebanon
    • Judaism in Lebanon
  • Ethnic groups
    • Syrians in Lebanon
    • Palestinians in Lebanon
    • Armenians in Lebanon
    • Iraqis in Lebanon
    • Kurds in Lebanon
    • Turks in Lebanon
    • Assyrians in Lebanon
    • Circassians in Lebanon
    • French people in Lebanon
    • Italians in Lebanon
• Handicapped in Lebanon
  • Lebanese Physically Handicapped Union

Neighbors of Lebanon

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

Government and politics of Lebanon

Politics of Lebanon

• Form of government:
• Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
• Elections in Lebanon
  • 2005 Lebanese general election
  • 2009 Lebanese general election
• Political parties in 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

Foreign relations of Lebanon

• Diplomatic missions in Lebanon
• Diplomatic missions of Lebanon

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Lebanon

Law of Lebanon

• Constitution of Lebanon
• Crime in Lebanon
• Human rights in Lebanon
  • LGBT rights in Lebanon
  • Freedom of religion in Lebanon
• Law enforcement in Lebanon

Military of Lebanon

Military of Lebanon

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Joseph Aoun
    • Ministry of National Defense
• Forces
  • Army of Lebanon
  • Navy of Lebanon
  • Air Force of Lebanon
  • Special forces of Lebanon
• Military history of Lebanon
  • Wars involving the Lebanon
• Military ranks of Lebanon

Local government in Lebanon

Local government in Lebanon

History of Lebanon

• Economic history of Lebanon
• Military history of Lebanon
• History of Lebanon
• History of ancient Lebanon
  • Prehistory of Lebanon

Culture 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
  • Coat of arms of Lebanon
  • Flag of Lebanon
  • National anthem of Lebanon
• People of Lebanon
• Prostitution in Lebanon
• Public holidays in Lebanon
• Records of Lebanon
• Religion in Lebanon
  • Armenians in Lebanon
  • Buddhism in Lebanon
  • Christianity in Lebanon
  • Druze in Lebanon
  • Hinduism in Lebanon
  • Islam in Lebanon
  • Judaism in Lebanon
  • Sikhism in Lebanon
• List of World Heritage Sites in Lebanon

Art in Lebanon

• Art in Lebanon
• Cinema of Lebanon
• Literature of Lebanon
• Music of Lebanon
• Television in Lebanon
• Theatre in Lebanon

Sports in Lebanon

Sports in Lebanon

• Football in Lebanon
• Lebanon at the Olympics
• Basketball in Lebanon
• Skiing in Lebanon
  • Ski resorts
• Lebanon Mountain Trail

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
  • Airports in Lebanon
  • Rail transport in Lebanon
  • Roads in Lebanon
• Water supply and sanitation in Lebanon

Education in Lebanon

Education in Lebanon

Ministry of Education and Higher Education

See also

• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Lebanon