Lebanon
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Beirut
- Continent
- Asia
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Israel, Syria
- Population
- 5,849,421 (2025)
- Total area
- 10,450 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 33.9° N, 35.9° E
Lebanon at a glance
Lebanon is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Beirut. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Israel and Syria.
Flag of Lebanon
Lebanon’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Austria.
Lebanon in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 5,849,421 | 114thof 195 | 35thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 10,450 km² | 161stof 194 | 42ndof 48 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 77.9 years | 57thof 195 | 16thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.23 | 85thof 195 | 20thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $261 | 117thof 191 | 28thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 91.0% | 18thof 195 | 8thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 80.6% | 96thof 180 | 30thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 14.2% | 134thof 191 | 24thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.90 t | 104thof 181 | 34thof 47 |
No figure is published for Lebanon on GDP and GDP per capita.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Lebanon compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Lebanon · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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