 Lebanon
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
33 50 N, 35 50 E |
| Area |
total: 10,400 sq km land: 10,230 sq km water: 170 sq km |
| Climate |
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows |
| Terrain |
narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains |
| Population |
3,925,502 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
| Imports |
petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco |
| Exports |
authentic jewelry, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper |
| Hazards |
dust storms, sandstorms |
| Resources |
limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
| 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 |
| Nationality |
noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese |
| Capital |
name: Beirut geographic coordinates: 33 53 N, 35 30 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.lb |
| Internet Users |
700,000 (2005) |
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