Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Lebanon

-Official Name: الجمهورية اللبنانية [Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah], Republic of Lebanon Short Form: لبنان [Lubnān], Lebanon-Capital: Beirut-Location: Middle East-Government Type: Parliamentary Republic-Flag Adopted: 7 December 1943-Coat of Arms Adopted: 7 December 1943
-ISO Code: LB LBN 422-FIPS 10-4 Code: LB-MARC Code: le-IOC Code: LIB
-Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria, Middle East
-Area:
· total: 10,400 sq km
· land: 10,230 sq km
· water: 170 sq km
-Country comparison to the world: 176

-Land Boundaries: total: 454 km
-border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km

-Climates: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot dry summers. Lebanon mountains heavy winter snows
-Elevation Extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m



The Rivers of Lebanon:

-Rivers on the coast:
1. Nahr al Kabir al Janoubi
2. Nahr al Ostowan
3. Nahr Aarka
4. Nahr al Barid
5. Nahr Abou Ali
6. Nahr al Joauze
7. Nahr Ibrahim
8. Nahr al Kalb
9. Nahr Beirut
10. Nahr al Damour
11. Nahr al Awwali
12. Nahr al Barouk
13. Nahr al Zahrani



-Internal Rivers:
1. Nahr al Assi
2. Nahr al Hasbani
3. Nahr al litani


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