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LOCATION |
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Near East country, with the Mediterranean Sea on
the West, Syria at the North and East, Israel at the South.
Geographical coordonate: 33°50N; 35°50E |
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BORDERS |
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Total : 454 km
Syria : 375 km
Israel : 79 km
Sea shore : 225 km
Territorial Water : 12 nautical miles |
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CLIMATE |
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Mediterranean, warm and dry summer, humid winter;
heavy snow on the Lebanese mountains |
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RELIEF |
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Narrow coastal plain, the Bekaa valley separates
the mount Liban from the Anti Liban.
Lowest point: Mediterranean 0 m
Highest point: Jabal Al Makmal 3087 m. |
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NATURAL RESOURCES |
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Limestone, Iron, Salt, Lebanon is the only self
sufficient country in the region. |
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LAND USE |
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Arable land : 21%
cultivation : 9%
Forests : 8%
Other : 61% |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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The main problems are : deforestation, soils erosion,
desertification, air and sea pollution due to industrial and car exhausts.
Nahr al Litani is the only important river in the Middle East not to cross borders. |
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