🚩 Flag of Lebanon • live waving render
Asia — Western Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇱🇧 Lebanon
Lebanese Republic
aka لبنان — endonym
5.5M
Population
World #119
10,452 km²
Land Area
World #170
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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Lebanon is the world's #119 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #170 globally by land area — covering about 0.01% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Population density is 525.3 people per km² — world rank #25.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Beirut
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Phone Code
+961
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Internet TLD
.lb
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Nationality
Lebanese
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
LB / LBN / 422
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Coordinates
33.83°, 35.83°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
525.3 /km²
World density rank #25
ل.ل
Lebanese pound
LBP • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
5,490,000
World rank #119 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Arabic • French
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Demonym
Lebanese
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
🗣️ French
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
10,452 km²
0.01% of Earth's landmass • World #170
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Asia/Beirut
EET — Eastern European Time
“Lebanon” Around the World
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لبنان
الجمهورية اللبنانية
bre
Liban
Republik Liban
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Libanon
Libanonská republika
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Libanon
Libanesische Republik
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Liibanon
Liibanoni Vabariik
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Libanon
Libanonin tasavalta
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Liban
République libanaise
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Libanon
Libanonska Republika
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Libanon
Libanoni Köztársaság
ita
Libano
Repubblica libanese
jpn
レバノン
レバノン共和国
kor
레바논
레바논 공화국
nld
Libanon
Libanese Republiek
per
لبنان
جمهوری لبنان
pol
Liban
Republika Libańska
por
Líbano
República Libanesa
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Ливан
Ливанская Республика
slk
Libanon
Libanonská republika
spa
Líbano
República Libanesa
srp
Liban
Libanska Republika
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Libanon
Republiken Libanon
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Lübnan
Lübnan Cumhuriyeti
urd
لبنان
جمہوریہ لبنان
zho
黎巴嫩
黎巴嫩共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
LB
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ISO Alpha-3
LBN
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
422
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{4}(\d{4})?)$
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WikiData ID
Q822
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Also Spelled As
LB • Lebanese Republic • Al-Jumhūrīyah Al-Libnānīyah