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Lebanon CIA Map |
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria |
| Grography |
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 |
| Coordinates |
33 50 N, 35 50 E |
| Area |
total: 10,400 sq km land: 10,230 sq km water: 170 sq km |
| Terrain |
narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains |
| Natural Hazards |
dust storms, sandstorms |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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