Outline of Lebanon

The Lebanese Republic^[1] or the Republic of Lebanon^[2] is a sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.^[3] 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.^[4] The country enjoyed a period of relative calm and prosperity before the devastating Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990.^[5] 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,^[6] but a debilitating 2006 war and internal strife caused significant economic damage and loss of life. Lebanon has shown remarkable resilience to the Late 2000s recession.^[7]

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

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

• 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' 3,088 m (10,131 ft)
    • Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 454 km

 Syria 375 km

 Israel 79 km

• Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 225 km

• Population of Lebanon: 4,099,000 - 123rd most populous country
• Area of Lebanon: 10,452 km²
• Atlas of Lebanon

Environment of Lebanon

• Climate of Lebanon
• Environmental issues in Lebanon
• Ecoregions in Lebanon
• Renewable energy in Lebanon
• Geology of Lebanon
• Protected areas of Lebanon
  • Biosphere reserves in Lebanon
  • National parks of Lebanon
• Wildlife of Lebanon
  • Flora 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

Ecoregions of Lebanon

Administrative divisions of Lebanon

• Governorates of Lebanon
  • Districts of Lebanon
    • Municipalities of Lebanon

Governorates of Lebanon

Districts of Lebanon

Municipalities of Lebanon

• Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
• Cities of Lebanon

Demography of Lebanon

• Handicapped in Lebanon
  • Lebanese Physically Handicapped Union

Neighbors of Lebanon

• Syria - to the north and east
• Israel - to the south

Government and politics of Lebanon

Main article: Government of Lebanon and Politics of Lebanon

• Form of government:
• Capital of Lebanon: Beirut

• Elections in Lebanon
  • Lebanese general election, 2005
  • Lebanese general election, 2009
• Political parties in Lebanon
• Political scandals of Lebanon
• Taxation in Lebanon

Branches of the government of Lebanon

Executive branch of the government of Lebanon

• Head of state: President of Lebanon, Michel Suleiman
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri
• Cabinet of Lebanon :Headed by Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri

Legislative branch of the government of Lebanon

• Parliament of Lebanon: Chamber of Deputies (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Lebanon

• Supreme Court of Lebanon

Foreign relations of Lebanon

• Diplomatic missions in Lebanon
• Diplomatic missions of Lebanon

International organization membership

The Lebanese Republic is a member of:^[3]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social 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

• Capital punishment in 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

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: Jean Kahwaji
    • Ministry of National Defense
• Forces
  • Army of Lebanon
  • Navy of Lebanon
  • Air Force of Lebanon
  • Special forces of Lebanon
• Military history of Lebanon
• Military ranks of Lebanon

Local government in Lebanon

History of Lebanon

Main article: History of Lebanon, Timeline of Lebanese history, and Current events of Lebanon

• Economic history of Lebanon
• Military history of Lebanon

Culture of Lebanon

• Architecture of Lebanon
• Cuisine of Lebanon
• Ethnic minorities in Lebanon
• Festivals in Lebanon
• Humor in Lebanon
• Languages of Lebanon
• Media 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

• Football in Lebanon
• Lebanon at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Lebanon

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 85th (eighty-fifth)

• Agriculture in Lebanon
• Banking in Lebanon
  • National 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

See also

• Index of Lebanon-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Lebanon-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Lebanon

General information Lebanon at The World Factbook LibanVote (comprehensive electoral database) US State Department - Lebanon includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports News OTV Al-Manar TV AnNahar newspaper (Arabic) L'Orient-Le Jour (Lebanese daily newspaper in French) (French) Future TV Liban Press (Lebanese news headlines) (Arabic) (English) (French) Liban3000.com Lebanese Tag (Arabic)(English) Ya Libnan (English) NOW Lebanon (Arabic)(English) United Nations - Mehlis Report official report of the investigation into Rafiq al-Hariri's assassination Government The Lebanese Governmental Portal for Information & Forms Official site of the President of the Lebanese Republic Official site of The Lebanese Parliament (Arabic)(French) Central Administration for Statistics The Lebanese Armed Forces Ministry of Tourism Internal Security Forces Lebanon Customs site Central Bank of Lebanon Beirut Stock Exchange Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations The Center for Democracy in Lebanon

Web portals Lebanon tourism guide Lebanon panorama tours Lebanese White Pages www.lebconnection.com Business networking site for the Lebanese community Naharnet Lebanese Tag News and events from Lebanon Ya Libnan Live news from Beirut LebMoon.Com Arabic Lebanese Forum LSCCB — Lebanese Society for Children Capacity Building Culture and education UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Lebanon Al-Bustan Festival, Beit Meri Baalbek Festival Beiteddine Festival Tyre Festival Byblos Festival Lebanese Cultural Journal The National Museum of Beirut Festivals Baalbeck Beiteddine Byblos Tyre Deir el Qamar Travel and Tourism Outline of Lebanon travel guide from Wikitravel Ministry of Tourism - Official website of the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism Lebanon, the Cedars' Land - Clickable Maps of Lebanon in 7 Languages with famous historic and touristic cities.

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