Lebanon
Libanon
Lebanon is in Asia. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
- Capital
- Beirut
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Naher Osten
- Area
- 10,452 km²
- Population
- 5,849,421
- Languages
- Arabic, French
Did you know?
- History
Byblos ranks among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world — its name gave rise to the word “Bible.”
- Language
The Phoenicians of present-day Lebanon developed the alphabet from which Greek and, in turn, the Latin script evolved.
- Nature
The cedar of Lebanon adorns the national flag; its wood was used for Egyptian ships and Solomon’s Temple.
- Oddities
On some days you can ski in the mountains in the morning and swim in the Mediterranean that afternoon.