- Official name
- Lebanese Republic الجمهورية اللبنانية · Arabic
1 more name
République libanaise · French - Capital
- Beirut
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 6.8 million
- Area
- 10,452 km²
- Currency
- Lebanese pound (LBP)
- Neighbours
- Israel, Syria
- Internet / phone
- .lb · +961
Where it is
Notable facts
- Byblos is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
- The Phoenicians, based on this coast, spread the alphabet from which Greek and Latin letters descend.
- Lebanon’s political system reserves top offices for specified religious communities.
- The cedar forests that supplied ancient Egypt and Solomon’s Temple survive only in small protected groves.
World Heritage 7 sites
National dish
Kibbehكبة Bulgur and lamb pounded to a paste, shaped into shells around spiced filling and fried — or eaten raw as kibbeh nayyeh.
Tabbouleh is the other usual answer; in Lebanon it is mostly parsley, with bulgur as an accent.