Lebanese Geography, Lebanon Geography
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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
Area: Total: 10,400 sq km land: 10,230 sq km water: 170 sq km
Area - comparative: About 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries: Total: 454 km border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km
Coastline: 225 km
Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
Terrain: Narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m
Natural resources: Limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land
Land use: Arable land: 16.62% permanent crops: 13.98% other: 69.4% (2001)
Irrigated land: 1,200 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: Dust storms, sandstorms
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
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note: Nahr el Litani only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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