Lebanon
Lebanese Republic
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia, Asia. Its capital is Beirut, home to roughly 6,848,925 people across 10,452 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Beirut
- Continent
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population
- 6,848,925
- Land area
- 10,452 km²
- ISO codes
- LB / LBN
- Languages
- Arabic, French
Did you know?
- Lebanon's cedars appear on the national flag and were prized by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians for temple building.
- Baalbek's Roman temples contain some of the largest stone blocks ever quarried in antiquity.
- Phoenician sailors from Tyre and Sidon spread the alphabet across the Mediterranean world.
- Beirut rebuilt after civil war into a cultural capital with a nightlife scene nicknamed the Paris of the Middle East.
- Lebanon packs Mediterranean beaches, cedar forests, and ski slopes into a country smaller than Connecticut.
Bordering countries
Israel
SyriaPractice with geography games
Studying Lebanon is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.