Germany / Switzerland / Saudi Arabia / Italy / United Arab Emirates / South Africa / Egypt / Turkey / France / United States / Syria / China / Israel / Iraq / Lebanon / Greece / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Person Communication and Meetings / Environmental Issue / Product Recall / Product Issues / / /
Holiday
National holiday / Independence Day / /
IndustryTerm
bank discount rate / bank prime lending rate / civil law / oil refining / food processing / electrical machinery / financial infrastructure / economic infrastructure / furniture products / finance / oil / medicinal products / mineral and chemical products / metal fabricating / electric power machinery / petroleum products / banking / law organization participation / cement / chemicals / downtrodden electricity sector / /
NaturalFeature
Bekaa Valley / Lebanon mountains / Mediterranean Sea / /
Organization
Greater Lebanon Government / Syrian Ba'th Party / International Court of Justice / Constitutional Council / Council of Ministers / Free Patriotic Movement / World Health Organization / Majlis al-Nuwab / International Monetary Fund / Development and Resistance Bloc / Supreme Court / Special Tribunal for Lebanon / Hizballah / World Trade Organization / Loyalty to the Resistance / International Atomic Energy Agency / United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees / Maronite Church / US Embassy Beirut / Tripoli Independent Bloc / United Nations Industrial Development Organization / Nasserite Popular Movement / Court of Cassation / Future Movement Bloc / Metn Bloc / Kataeb Party / Syrian Social Nationalist Party / League of Nations / World Bank / Amal Movement / Democratic Renewal Movement / United Nations / Democratic Left / United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East / French administration / Lebanese Forces / Popular Bloc / International Criminal Court / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization / National Assembly / Interpol / Progressive Socialist Party / Supreme Judicial Council / /
Person
Christian Lebanese / BERRI / al-HARIRI / / /
Position
chief justice / Prime Minister / President / head of government / prime minister and deputy prime minister / Ambassador / chief / leader / Deputy Prime Minister / presiding judge / judge / military personnel Executive / /
The World Factbook Middle East :: Lebanon Introduction :: Lebanon Background: Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former