Outline of Lebanon



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lebanon:

Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. Lebanon, due to its tense sectarian diversity, has a unique political system, known as confessionalism, in which each religious group is allocated a fixed number of seats in parliament. The country enjoyed a period of relative calm and prosperity before the devastating Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. In 2005, a wave of demonstrations known as the Cedar Revolution ended the 30-year Syrian occupation of Lebanon. By early 2006, a considerable degree of stability had been achieved throughout much of the country and Beirut's reconstruction was almost complete, but a debilitating 2006 war and internal strife caused significant economic damage and loss of life. Since 2019, Lebanon has faced a serious financial and economic crisis as well as political instability and social unrest, exacerbated by the 2020 Beirut explosion.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country name: Lebanon
 * Official English country name: The Lebanese Republic or the Republic of Lebanon
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival: Lebanese
 * Demonym: Lebanese
 * Etymology: Name of Lebanon
 * International rankings of Lebanon
 * ISO country codes: LB, LBN, 422
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LB
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .lb

Geography of Lebanon


Geography of Lebanon
 * Lebanon is a country
 * Location
 * Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Eurasia
 * Asia
 * Southwest Asia
 * Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
 * Middle East
 * The Levant
 * Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
 * Extreme points of Lebanon
 * High: Qurnat as Sawda' 3088 m
 * Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
 * Land boundaries: 454 km
 * Syria 375 km
 * 🇮🇱 Israel 79 km
 * Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 225 km


 * Population of Lebanon: 6,824,986 - 106th most populous country
 * Area of Lebanon: 10,452 km2
 * Atlas of Lebanon

Environment of Lebanon



 * Climate of Lebanon
 * Renewable energy in Lebanon
 * Geology of Lebanon
 * Protected areas of Lebanon
 * Biosphere reserves in Lebanon
 * National parks of Lebanon
 * Wildlife of Lebanon
 * Fauna of Lebanon
 * Birds of Lebanon
 * Mammals of Lebanon

Natural geographic features of Lebanon

 * Glaciers of Lebanon
 * Islands of Lebanon
 * Lakes of Lebanon
 * Mountains of Lebanon
 * Volcanoes in Lebanon
 * Rivers of Lebanon
 * Waterfalls of Lebanon
 * Valleys of Lebanon
 * List of World Heritage Sites in Lebanon

Regions of Lebanon
Regions of Lebanon

Ecoregions of Lebanon
List of ecoregions in Lebanon
 * Ecoregions in Lebanon

Administrative divisions of Lebanon
Administrative divisions of Lebanon
 * Governorates of Lebanon
 * Districts of Lebanon
 * Municipalities of Lebanon

Governorates of Lebanon

 * Governorates of Lebanon
 * Akkar
 * Baalbek-Hermel
 * Beirut
 * Beqaa
 * Mount Lebanon
 * Nabatieh
 * North
 * South

Districts of Lebanon
Districts of Lebanon

Municipalities of Lebanon
Municipalities of Lebanon
 * Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
 * Cities of Lebanon

Demography of Lebanon

 * Demographics of Lebanon
 * Religion in Lebanon
 * Christianity in Lebanon
 * Lebanese Maronite Christians
 * Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians
 * Lebanese Melkite Christians
 * Lebanese Protestant Christians
 * Lebanese Baptists
 * Armenian Apostolic Christians
 * Armenian Catholics
 * Minorities (Lebanon)
 * Islam in Lebanon
 * Lebanese Shia Muslims
 * Lebanese Sunni Muslims
 * Lebanese Druze
 * Alawites in Lebanon
 * Judaism in Lebanon
 * Ethnic groups
 * Syrians in Lebanon
 * Palestinians in Lebanon
 * Armenians in Lebanon
 * Iraqis in Lebanon
 * Kurds in Lebanon
 * Turks in Lebanon
 * Assyrians in Lebanon
 * Circassians in Lebanon
 * French people in Lebanon
 * Italians in Lebanon
 * Handicapped in Lebanon
 * Lebanese Physically Handicapped Union

Neighbors of Lebanon

 * Syria - to the north and east
 * Region of Palestine (Israel) - to the south

Government and politics of Lebanon
Politics of Lebanon
 * Form of government:
 * Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
 * Elections in Lebanon
 * 2005 Lebanese general election
 * 2009 Lebanese general election
 * Political parties in Lebanon

Branches of the government of Lebanon

 * Government of Lebanon

Executive branch of the government of Lebanon

 * Head of state: President of Lebanon, vacant
 * Head of government: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati
 * Parliament of Lebanon: Headed by Speaker Nabih Berri

Legislative branch of the government of Lebanon

 * Parliament of Lebanon: Chamber of Deputies (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Lebanon

 * Court system of Lebanon

Foreign relations of Lebanon
Foreign relations of Lebanon
 * Diplomatic missions in Lebanon
 * Diplomatic missions of Lebanon

International organization membership
The Lebanese Republic is a member of:


 * Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
 * Arab Fund for Economic and Development (AFESD)
 * Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 24 (G24)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)


 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
 * League of Arab States (LAS)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
 * Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
 * Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Lebanon
Law of Lebanon
 * Constitution of Lebanon
 * Crime in Lebanon
 * Human rights in Lebanon
 * LGBT rights in Lebanon
 * Freedom of religion in Lebanon
 * Law enforcement in Lebanon

Military of Lebanon
Military of Lebanon
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: Joseph Aoun
 * Ministry of National Defense
 * Forces
 * Army of Lebanon
 * Navy of Lebanon
 * Air Force of Lebanon
 * Special forces of Lebanon
 * Military history of Lebanon
 * Wars involving the Lebanon
 * Military ranks of Lebanon

Local government in Lebanon
Local government in Lebanon

History of Lebanon

 * Economic history of Lebanon
 * Military history of Lebanon
 * History of Lebanon
 * History of ancient Lebanon
 * Prehistory of Lebanon

Culture of Lebanon
Culture of Lebanon
 * Architecture of Lebanon
 * Cuisine of Lebanon
 * Ethnic minorities in Lebanon
 * Festivals in Lebanon
 * Languages of Lebanon
 * Lebanese society
 * Media in Lebanon
 * Museums in Lebanon
 * National symbols of Lebanon
 * Coat of arms of Lebanon
 * Flag of Lebanon
 * National anthem of Lebanon
 * People of Lebanon
 * Prostitution in Lebanon
 * Public holidays in Lebanon
 * Records of Lebanon
 * Religion in Lebanon
 * Armenians in Lebanon
 * Buddhism in Lebanon
 * Christianity in Lebanon
 * Druze in Lebanon
 * Hinduism in Lebanon
 * Islam in Lebanon
 * Judaism in Lebanon
 * Sikhism in Lebanon
 * List of World Heritage Sites in Lebanon

Art in Lebanon

 * Art in Lebanon
 * Cinema of Lebanon
 * Literature of Lebanon
 * Music of Lebanon
 * Television in Lebanon
 * Theatre in Lebanon

Sports in Lebanon
Sports in Lebanon
 * Football in Lebanon
 * Lebanon at the Olympics
 * Basketball in Lebanon
 * Skiing in Lebanon
 * Ski resorts
 * Lebanon Mountain Trail

Economy and infrastructure of Lebanon
Economy of Lebanon
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 85th (eighty-fifth)
 * Agriculture in Lebanon
 * Banking in Lebanon
 * Central bank of Lebanon: Banque du Liban
 * Communications in Lebanon
 * Internet in Lebanon
 * Companies of Lebanon
 * Currency of Lebanon: Pound
 * ISO 4217: LBP
 * Economic history of Lebanon
 * Energy in Lebanon
 * Energy policy of Lebanon
 * Oil industry in Lebanon
 * Health care in Lebanon
 * Mining in Lebanon
 * National Stock Exchange of Lebanon: Beirut Stock Exchange
 * Tourism in Lebanon
 * Transport in Lebanon
 * Airports in Lebanon
 * Rail transport in Lebanon
 * Roads in Lebanon
 * Water supply and sanitation in Lebanon

Education in Lebanon
Education in Lebanon

Ministry of Education and Higher Education