Lebanon Geography

Country Name: Lebanese Republic

Capital City: Beirut

Population: 3,925,502 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.198% (2007 est.)

Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Area: 10,400 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 20% (2006)

Domain extension: .lb

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF LEBANON

Location:

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria

Geographic Co-ordinates:

33 50 N, 35 50 E

Area - total:

10,400 sq km

Area - total:

10,400 sq km

Area - land:

10,230 sq km

Area - water:

170 sq km

Land Boundaries:

454 km

Border Countries:

Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km

Terrain:

narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Elevation - highest point:

Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Mediterranean Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land

Arable Land:

16.35%

Permanent Crops:

13.75%

Other Land Use:

69.9% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

dust storms, sandstorms