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 Location:
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Geographic coordinates: 33 50 N, 35 50 E
Map references: Middle East
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Area:
total: 10,400 sq. km
land: 10,230 sq. km
water: 170 sq. km
Terrain:
narrow coastal plain; Al Biqa' (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon
Mountains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Jabal al Makmal 3,087 m
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Natural resources:
limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region
Land use:
arable land: 21%
permanent crops: 9%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 8%
other: 61% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
860 sq. km (1993 est.)
Environment—current
issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut
from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal
waters from raw sewage and oil spills
Geography—note:
Nahr al Litani only major river in Near East not crossing an international
boundary.
Coastline:
225 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm.
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Climate:
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon
mountains experience heavy winter snows
Area comparative:
about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries:
total: 454 km
border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km
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