Outline of Lebanon

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lebanon:

Contents

• Geography of Lebanon
• Environment of Lebanon
• Natural geographic features of Lebanon
• Administrative divisions of Lebanon
• Demography of Lebanon
• Neighbors of Lebanon
• Government and politics of Lebanon
• Executive branch of the government of Lebanon
• Legislative branch of the government of Lebanon
• Foreign relations of Lebanon
• International organization membership
• Law and order in Lebanon
• Military of Lebanon
• History of Lebanon
• Culture of Lebanon
• Art in Lebanon
• Sports in Lebanon
• Economy and infrastructure of Lebanon
• References

Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. Lebanon, due to its tense sectarian diversity, has a unique political system, known as confessionalism, in which each religious group is allocated a fixed number of seats in parliament. The country enjoyed a period of relative calm and prosperity before the devastating Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990. In 2005, a wave of demonstrations known as the Cedar Revolution ended the 30-year Syrian occupation of Lebanon. By early 2006, a considerable degree of stability had been achieved throughout much of the country and Beirut's reconstruction was almost complete, but a debilitating 2006 war and internal strife caused significant economic damage and loss of life. Lebanon has shown remarkable resilience to the Late 2000s recession.