Lebanon Country Info - Asia

Description and Basic Information

Lebanon with its capital Beirut is located in Asia (Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea). It covers some 10,401 square kilometres (about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut) with 3,971,000 citizens. Arabic, French, English and Armenian are the official languages spoken in Lebanon (consider regional differences). It is charing borders with Syria and Israel.

Lebanon is a small country (10,452 sq km or 4076 sq mi in area with 3.7 million inhabitants) within the Middle East region with its capital being Beirut. The Lebanese people have had to adapt to the political turmoil. Lebanon is easily the party capital of the Middle East. Beirut features many different and distinct nightlife neighborhoods, such as Gemmayze district, mostly full of bars and restaurants, or the Monot Street which features nightclubs and bars. Lebanon is also known for it's open-air nightclubs such as Sky Bar, White, and Isis. Greater Beirut is a sleepless city, as the great majority of it open 24 hours a day.

Pictures from Capital (Beirut)

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About Lebanon

The topography features narrow coastal plain with El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The average density of population is about 381 per km². The climate in Lebanon can be described as Mediterranean with mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers, Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows. Potential natural disasters are dust storms, sandstorms.

To reach someone in Lebanon dial +961 prior to a number. There are 750,000 installed telephones. And there are 1,526,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".lb". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 8 regions/states in Lebanon we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Lebanese population grew at a rate of 0.62% (or by 25,618 citizens). With 26,649 deaths and 62,291 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.86%. -10,024 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Lebanon: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.