Passport card
Lebanese Republic
Lebanon
- Capital
- Beirut
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Lebanese pound
- Languages
- Arabic
- People
- About 55 lakh
- Size
- About 10,452 km²
- Leader
- President Joseph Aoun
- Free since
- 22 November 1943
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Beirut, and 9:30 am in summer
⭐ Lebanon's name comes from an old word for white, for its snowy mountains.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Lebanon
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Lebanon
Turn the globe with your finger. Lebanon has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Lebanon and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 310 times the size of Lebanon.
- PeopleIndia has about 270 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 55 lakh in Lebanon.
- DistanceBeirut is about 4,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeLebanon is 3½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Beirut, or 9:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Lebanon, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Lebanon
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Lebanon's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Lebanon back on the map
Lebanon and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Lebanon worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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