Lebanon: Flag and Facts
Lebanon's flag shows a green cedar tree in the middle of a wide white band, with a red stripe above and below.
- Official name
- Lebanese Republic
- Capital
- Beirut
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population
- 5.4 million (2024)
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Currency
- Lebanese pound
- Area
- 10,452 km² (4,036 sq mi)
- People
- Lebanese
- Calling code
- +961
- Highest point
- Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m
- Independence
- 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French…)
- National symbols
- cedar tree
About Lebanon
The white band is twice the height of each red one. Red stands for blood shed for freedom, and white for peace, purity, and mountain snow. The cedar is the national symbol and means eternity, steadiness, happiness, and prosperity.
Sitting where three continents meet, this small strip of coast has seen Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans rule over it. After World War I, France took a mandate over part of the old Ottoman province of Syria and drew the borders of Lebanon in 1920. Independence came on 22 November 1943. A civil war that began in 1975 cost an estimated 120,000 lives. More than 1.5 million Syrian refugees arrived after 2011. The Bekaa Valley runs between two mountain ranges, the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, and the Lebanon Mountains get heavy snow in winter.
Did you know?
- Qornet es Saouda, the highest point, rises to 3,088 m.
- Maryland is roughly three times as big as Lebanon.
- The anthem's title, Kulluna lil-watan, means All of Us, For Our Country!
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Questions about Lebanon
What languages are spoken in Lebanon?
Arabic and French are both used in Lebanon.
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut is the capital, with about 2.4 million people in 2023.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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