Lebanon: flag, capital & map
Get to know Lebanon, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Beirut
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 5,849,421
- Area
- 10,452 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic, French
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Beirut.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Lebanon
The flag of Lebanon is composed of three horizontal bands of red, white and red. The white band is twice the height of the red bands and bears a green Lebanese Cedar tree at its center.
Where it is
Lebanon is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Israel, Syria. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Lebanon has a recorded area of 10,452 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 15 by area, from largest to smallest. Qatar is immediately above it in that ordering, at 11,586 km². Palestine is immediately below it, at 6,220 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 5,849,421 people for Lebanon in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 560 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic and French. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Lebanese Pound (LBP). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Reveal answer
Beirut. Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Beirut.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Lebanon?
Reveal answer
The flag of Lebanon is composed of three horizontal bands of red, white and red. The white band is twice the height of the red bands and bears a green Lebanese Cedar tree at its center.
Which land neighbours of Lebanon are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Israel and Syria. The source classifies Lebanon as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Lebanon?
Reveal answer
Arabic and French. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Lebanon.
Which currency codes are listed for Lebanon?
Reveal answer
Lebanese Pound (LBP). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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