# 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: /lɛbənən/
* 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' 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: 6,824,986 - 106th most populous country
* Area of Lebanon: 10,452 km$^2$
* 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
**** Alawites in Lebanon
*** Lebanese Druze
*** 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, Joseph Aoun
* 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:

### 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