LEBANON

Location

Middle East. Labanon has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. Syria is located to its north and east and Israel to its south.

Geography

Nahr el Litani is the only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity.

Capital

Birut

Population

3,874,050

Climate

Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows.

Language

Arabic (Official), French, English

Monetary Unit

Lebanese pound

Largest Cities

Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Zahleh

Principal rivers

Nahr al-Litani

Places to Visit

Beirut, Sidon, Tyre, Zahleh, Tripoli

Air Ports

Beirut International Air Port