Lebanon

For ither uises, see Lebanon (disambiguation).

Lebanon (Arabic: لُبْنَان‎, Lubnān; French: Liban, [libɑ̃]), offeecially the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة‎, al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah; French: République libanaise), is a kintra on the eastren shore o the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered bi Sirie tae the north an east, an Israel tae the sooth. Lebanon's location at the crossroads o the Mediterranean Basin an the Arabian hinterland haes dictatit its rich history, an shapit a cultural identity o releegious an ethnic diversity.^[9]

Lebanese Republic الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem:  كلّنا للوطن Kulluna lil-watan Aw O Us, For the Kintra!
Caipital and largest city	Beirut 33°54′N 35°32′E
Offeecial leids	Arabic[nb 1]
Demonym(s)	Lebanese
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar multi-confessionalist republic[1]
• Preses	Michel Aoun (ميشال عون)[2]
• Prime Meenister	Najib Mikati (نجيب ميقاتي)
• Speaker o the Pairlament	Nabih Berri (نبيه برّي)
Legislatur	Pairlament
Establishment
• Greater Lebanon	1 September 1920
• Constitution	23 Mey 1926
• Unthirldom declared	22 November 1943
• Unthirldom (Jyned UN / French Mandate endit)	24 October 1945
• Widrawal o French forces	31 December 1946
Aurie
• Tot	10,452 km2 (4,036 sq mi) (166t)
• Water (%)	1.8
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,184,701[3][4] (112t)
• Density	560/km2 (1,450.4/sq mi) (21st)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$88.786 billion[5] (88t)
• Per capita	$19,128[5] (80t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$53.915 billion[5] (86t)
• Per capita	$11,615[5] (71st)
HDI (2015)	0.763[6] heich · 76th
Currency	Lebanese poond (LBP)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Drivin side	richt[7]
Cawin code	+961[8]
ISO 3166 code	LB
Internet TLD	.lb

Territorial Organization