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Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Geographic coordinates
33 50 N, 35 50 E
Map references
Middle East
Area World Ranking: 170
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 Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m Natural resources
Limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Land use
Arable land 16.35%
Permanent crops 13.75% Other 69.9% (2005) Irrigated land
900 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
4.8 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 1.38 cu km/yr (33%/1%/67%)
Per capita 385 cu m/yr (2000) 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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, 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 is the 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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