Lebanon
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Lebanon
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| Official name: |
Lebanese Republic
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| Capital: |
Beirut
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| Area: |
total: 10,400 sq km
water: 170 sq km
land: 10,230 sq km
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| Climate: |
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
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| Location: |
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
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| Geographic coordinates: |
33 50 N, 35 50 E
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| Comparative Area: |
about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 454 km
border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km
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| Coastline: |
225 km
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| Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m
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Map of Lebanon
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