| 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 Attacks House in Khiam Town amid US Warnings for Cautious Government in Lebanonon July 12, 2025
The Israeli enemy continued on Saturday its daily attacks on South Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire agreement based on the UN Resolution 1701. In this regard, a Zionist drone raided with guided missiles a house in Khiam town, leaving one martyr. It is worth noting that, on Friday, Israeli drone attacks on South Lebanon ...
- Hezbollah Calls on Syrian Authorities to Arrest Criminals Involved in Assassinating Sheikh Rasoul Shahoudon July 12, 2025
Hezbollah condemned in the strongest terms the heinous crime that targeted the dignified scholar, His Eminence Sheikh Rasoul Shahoud, in Homs countryside and was committed by criminal and treacherous hands seeking to destabilize the unity and integrity of Syria and ignite sectarian and religious strife among the people of our brotherly Syrian nation. In a […]
- Hezbollah Hospital in Dahieh Announces Rare Medical Achievement: Heart is Beating Again without Surgery!on July 11, 2025
Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam (PBUH) Hospital announced an exceptional medical achievement at the Beirut Heart Center. A heart is beating again without surgery! The hospital indicated that, as part of its advanced program for treating structural heart disease via catheterization, Al-Rasoul Al-Aazam Hospital, Beirut Heart Center, is pleased to announce a rare medical […]
- Lebanon’s President Aoun Rules Out Normalization with Israeli Enemyon July 11, 2025
Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun announced on Friday that the state’s exclusive control over arms “is now a settled and irreversible decision.” Speaking from the Baabda Presidential Palace during a meeting with a delegation from the Arab and International Relations Council, Aoun emphasized that decisions of war and peace fall strictly under the […]
- Lebanon: Israeli Enemy Renews Violation of Lebanese Sovereignty, Drone Attacks Leave Casualtieson July 11, 2025
The Israeli enemy renewed its violation of Lebanese sovereignty, the ceasefire declaration with Lebanon, and UN Resolution 1701. In this context, Israeli drone attack targeted a car between the two South Lebanon towns of Noumayriya and Al-Sharqiya, according to Al-Manar reporter. Lebanese health ministry announced that the Israeli drone attack on Noumayriya […]
- Official Exams in South Lebanon: Manifestation of Steadfastness in Face of Israeli Barbarismon July 10, 2025
Amid the ongoing attacks on the various Lebanese cities and towns and violations of the ceasefire based on the UN Resolution, Grade 12 students in South Lebanon have decided to show steadfastness in their own way. South Lebanon students spent a hard academic year, which started with a 66-day war and continued with daily Zionist ...
- Lebanese Martyr, Injuries as Israeli Enemy Proceeds Ceasefire Violationson July 10, 2025
A Lebanese citizen has been martyred and two others have been injured in south Lebanon on Thursday, as the Israeli enemy goes ahead with violations of the ceasefire that ended the Israeli brutal war on Lebanon in November 2024. Lebanese Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Center announced that an Israeli drone strike killed a Lebanese citizen ...
- Video| Hezbollah is Recovering, Now Ready for Any Military Confrontationon July 9, 2025
In a detailed TV interview, Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem revealed the various aspects of the past stage which started on October 7, 2023. How Hezbollah addressed the rising causes was the main item of Sheikh Qassem remarks which concentrated on the sacrifices, losses and feats of the Resistance in Lebanon during the mentioned ...
- Al-Manar Reporter Refutes “Ground Offensive” Pro-Israeli Propaganda: Unstopped Violations in South Lebanonon July 9, 2025
Al-Manar correspondent refuted the pro-Israeli propaganda promoted by numerous media outlets in Lebanon and regional countries in order to magnify the enemy’s operations. The Israeli violations of the Lebanese sovereignty have not stopped since the ceasefire took place on November 27, 2024, according to the reporter who added that the enemy carried out […]
- Israeli Enemy Escalates Ceasefire Violations with Deadly Airstrike in Lebanon’s Northon July 8, 2025
In yet another blatant act of aggression, the Israeli enemy carried out an airstrike deep inside Lebanese territory on Tuesday, claiming the lives of two civilians and injuring three others—further defying UN Resolution 1701 and Lebanon’s sovereignty. The strike targeted a civilian vehicle in the northern town of Al-Ayrouniyeh, Tripoli district. […]
