## This template should be used for english speaking countries or for ## countries for which there is no specific language version #language en = SFD 2010 Lebanon = '''Lebanon''' (pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English|/ˈlɛbənɒn/]]~- -~ [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English|/ˈlɛbənən/]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language|Arabic]]: لُبْنَان‎ ''Lubnān''; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language|French]]: ''Liban''), officially the '''Republic of Lebanon''' (Arabic: اَلْجُمْهُورِيَّة اَللُّبْنَانِيَّة ''al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah''; French: ''République libanaise''), is a country on the eastern shore of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea|Mediterranean Sea]]. It is bordered by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria|Syria]] to the north and east, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel|Israel]] to the south. Lebanon's location at the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(culture)|crossroads]] of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Basin|Mediterranean Basin]] and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia|Arabian]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterland|hinterland]] has dictated its rich [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lebanon|history]], and shaped a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Lebanon|cultural identity]] of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Lebanon#Religious_groups_of_Lebanon|religious]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Lebanon#Ethnic_groups|ethnic]] diversity. == Cities / Regions == <> == Create a new City or Region == <> ---- CategoryCountry