Where is Lebanon?
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Israel and Syria.
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Crazy but True
The word Bible comes from a Lebanese town. Byblos was the port through which Egyptian papyrus reached Greece, the Greeks named the material after the town, and the name eventually attached to the book. Byblos is also among the oldest continuously inhabited cities on Earth.
Lebanon facts
- Capital
- Beirut
- Population
- 5,849,421 (2025)
- Area
- 10,452 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Western Asia
- Currency
- Lebanese pound (LBP)
- Languages
- Arabic and French
- Coordinates
- 33.83333333°, 35.83333333°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- LB · LBN
How Lebanon compares
- Lebanon is the 163rd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than the Gambia and larger than Cyprus.
- It is the 113th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Within Asia, it is the 43rd largest of 45 countries by area.