Lebanon

Liban

Middle East

Did you know?

•The cedar tree on Lebanon's flag refers to the famous Cedars of Lebanon.
•Ancient Phoenician cities such as Tyre and Sidon flourished along the Lebanese coast.
•Lebanon packs Mediterranean beaches and mountains rising above 3,000 meters into a very small territory.

Key Information

Capital

Beirut

Population

5,5 million

Area

10,452 km²

GDP

28,3 billion $

Currency

LBP

Difficulty on MapGuesser

Medium

Subregion

Western Asia

Calling code

+961

MapGuesser Tip

Lebanon is the tiny Levantine country on the Mediterranean between Syria and Israel.

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Official Languages

ArabicFrenchEnglish

Flag Colors

rougeblancvert

Flag History

The national flag of Lebanon is a horizontal triband of two red stripes enveloping a central white stripe which is twice the height of each red stripe. Centered on the white stripe is a green cedar of Lebanon tree, touching both red stripes.

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Neighboring countries

Israel

Syria

Other countries of Middle East