| Area Total | 10,400 sq km |
| Climate | Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows |
| Natural Resources | limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
| Imports | China 10.2%, Italy 8.9%, Greece 7%, Germany 6.6%, US 6.3%, Turkey 4.5%, Egypt 4.2% (2017) – petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals |
| Government | parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Beirut |
| Population | 6,100,075 (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% |
| Language | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
| Exports | China 13%, UAE 9.9%, South Africa 7.5%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, Syria 6.5%, Iraq 5.8%, Turkey 4.6% (2017) – jewelry, base metals, chemicals, consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper |
News about Lebanon
- Israeli Enemy Renews Its Attacks on Lebanonon July 1, 2025
The Israeli enemy continued its attacks on Lebanese sovereignty, violating the ceasefire with Lebanon and UN Security Council Resolution 1701. In this context, an Israeli drone targeted the Jabal al-Ahmar area in the town of Harouf in southern Lebanon. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported that […]
- Hezbollah Leader Addresses Ashura Mourners: You Will Keep Dignified, Our Land Will Remain Liberatedon June 30, 2025
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem addressed the central Ashura commemoration at Sayyed Al-Shuhada Compound on the fifth eve, highlighting the role of preachers, scholars, and educators in preparing the educational environment for children and instilling the correct values in them. “This model of the martyrdom-seeking fighter who stood firm […]
- Security Source Tell Al-Manar: Syrian Gang Affiliated with ISIL and Mossad Dismantled in Beirut’s Dahiehon June 30, 2025
Lebanon’s General Security Agency carried out on Monday a raid operation in Borj Al-Barajneh area, Beirut’s Southern Suburb (Dahieh), dismantling a terrorist gang, composed of 5 to 7 Syrians, upon suspicions raised by the locals in the town, according to Al-Manar security sources. The same sources added that the preliminary investigations indicated, […]
- Sheikh Daamoush: Normalization with ‘Israel’ to Destroy Lebanese State, Resistance to Survive Challengeson June 29, 2025
Head of Hezbollah Executive Council, Sheikh Ali Daamoush, affirmed Sunday that upholding the path of resistance is one of the key ways to remain committed to Imam Hussein’s (A.S.) cause. During the central Ashura commemoration at Sayyed Al-Shuhada Compound, Sheikh Daamoush added that this applies especially now, as the Zionist entity spreads its terror […]
- Hezbollah Officials: Resistance May Never Relinquish Arms, US Proposals to Lebanon Serve Israeli Interestson June 29, 2025
Member of Loyalty to Resistance bloc, MP Hassan Ezzeddine, expressed sorrow over the ongoing bets of some Lebanese parties on the Americans and the Israelis instead of sustaining the national unity. Ezzeddine said that some Lebanese parties have thought that the Israeli strikes managed to defeat the Resistance, adding that the latter possesses the courage […]
- Sheikh Qassem Says Hezbollah Won’t Keep Mum on Israeli Violations: “Everything Has Its Limits”on June 28, 2025
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem warned on Saturday that the Lebanese resistance group won’t tolerate continuous Israeli attack on Lebanon forever, stressing that “everything has its limits.” In a televised address on the third eve of Ashura commemoration in Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiyeh, Sheikh Qassem clarified that Hezbollah’s […]
- Israeli Drone Attack Claims Civilian in Kounine Amid Escalating Assaults on Southern Lebanonon June 28, 2025
Under persistent Israeli assaults, southern Lebanon witnessed yet another deadly drone attack targeting the town of Kounine, where a civilian was martyred and multiple others wounded. This latest strike comes amid an ongoing campaign of aggression that has repeatedly violated Lebanese sovereignty and inflicted heavy civilian casualties. According to the […]
- Lebanese Officials Deplore Israeli Aggression on South Lebanon: Aoun Urges International Actionon June 27, 2025
President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday condemned the Israeli military escalation targeting the Nabatieh and Iqlim Al-Tuffah regions and endangering civilians, denouncing what he described as “Israel’s continued violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and the November ceasefire agreement.” “Israel persists in ignoring regional and […]
- Iran Emerged More Resilient, Determined, and Victorious through Its Steadfastness and Missile Power: Sheikh Daamoushon June 27, 2025
Head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Sheikh Ali Daamoush, stressed that “today, we are crafting our Karbala against a criminal Zionist enemy that moves its aggression from one place to another, from one country to the next”, adding that its latest assault targeted Iran in a treacherous and barbaric act, with direct American involvement—seeking to […]
- South Lebanon: Casualties as Israeli Enemy Launches Violent Strikes on Nabatiehon June 27, 2025
According to the latest reports, an Israeli drone attack on a deserted house in Shaqra town, South Lebanon, lightly injured four locals near it. A Lebanese woman was martyred and 21 others were injured on Friday as Israeli enemy launched a series of powerful strikes that targeted several areas in Nabatieh in south Lebanon, including a ...
