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Tabular Data - Geography of Lebanon
| 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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