Ort: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Geografische Koordinaten: 33° 50' N, 35° 50' E
Küste km: 225 km km
Klima: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
Gelände: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Höhe: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m
Natürliche Gefahren: dust storms, sandstorms
Währung: Lebanese pound (LBP)
Bevölkerung: 3,874,050 (July 2006 est.)
Sprachen: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Hauptstadt: Beirut
Bereiche: 8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Aakar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beyrouth, Beqaa, Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye