| Terrain Lebanon :
| narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
|
| Natural hazards Lebanon :
| dust storms, sandstorms
|
| Environment current issues Lebanon :
| 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 Lebanon :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
|
| Geography note Lebanon :
| Nahr el Litani 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
|
| Flag description Lebanon :
| three horizontal bands of red (top), white (double width), and red with a green cedar tree centered in the white band
|
| Agriculture products Lebanon :
| citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats
|
| Industries Lebanon :
| banking; food processing; jewelry; cement; textiles; mineral and chemical products; wood and furniture products; oil refining; metal fabricating
|
