Lebanon, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Beirut, capital city of Lebanon
Lebanon is a Levant republic with a skilled diaspora supporting banking and services, vibrant creative industries, and emerging offshore gas exploration.
Lebanon in one word would be “Cedar,” meaning national tree.
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon armorial
Lebanon is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Lebanon |
The capital city of Lebanon is Beirut.
| Lebanon is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent |
| Lebanon has a population of | 5,733,493 inhabitants within a total area of 10,400 Km2 (6,462 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Lebanon’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 134 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.69 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Lebanon HDI ranks in position nº 102 worldwide HDI of 0.752 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Lebanon’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 45 countries Lebanon passport ranks 91st 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 has a score of 492 ranks 68th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 33° 50' N, 35° 50' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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 |
Lebanon administrative divisions
8 governorates (mohafazat)- Aakkar
- Baalbek-Hermel
- Beqaa (Bekaa)
- Beyrouth (Beirut)
- Liban-Nord (North Lebanon)
- Liban-Sud (South Lebanon)
- Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon)
- Nabatiye
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