Lebanon, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Beirut, capital city of Lebanon

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Lebanon is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Lebanon
Lebanon is located in	Western Asia Asia Continent
Lebanon has a population of	5,733,493 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Lebanon are called Lebanese
The country’s total area is	10,400 Km² ( 6,462 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	134
Global Peace Index Score	3
Human Development Index (HDI)	Lebanon HDI ranks in position nº 109 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.723 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Lebanon’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 45 countries Lebanon passport ranks in position nº 91 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Lebanon GDP per capita is	$no data USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Lebanon ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Lebanon EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 492 ranks 68th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	33° 50' N, 35° 50' E Open in Google Maps
Lebanon Capital city	Beirut
Neighbouring countries	Syria, Israel.
Lebanon Climate	Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows
Most predominant religion	Muslim (Sunni,Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis),
Second most predominant religion	Christian (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group),
Currency name & code	Pound (LBP)
Internet ccTLD	.lb
Lebanon calling code	+961

8 governorates (mohafazat)

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