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title: "Lebanon — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Lebanon: capital Beirut, area 10,400 km², population 5,849,421 (2025), currency Lebanese pound. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/lebanon/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Lebanon

**Lebanon: Capital Beirut**

10,400 km² · 5,849,421 people (2025) · Lebanese pound

Small and steep: the Mount Lebanon range runs the length of the country and reaches 3,088 m, close enough to the coast that you can ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon. The cedar the flag carries once covered these slopes; only a few groves of old trees remain.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Beirut
- **Area:** 10,400 km² — 4,015 sq mi
- **Population:** 5,849,421 (2025)
- **Density:** 562.4 people per km²
- **Currency:** Lebanese pound (LBP, ل.ل)
- **Official languages:** Arabic, French
- **Time zone:** UTC+02:00
- **Calling code:** +961
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** LB · LBN
- **Continent:** Asia

## How it compares

- **By area:** 164 of 200
- **By population:** 116 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jamaica | 10,991 | 2,837,077 |
| Kosovo | 10,887 | 1,576,876 |
| Lebanon ← | 10,400 | 5,849,421 |
| Cyprus | 9,251 | 1,370,754 |
| Puerto Rico | 9,104 | 3,184,835 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Lebanon?

Beirut

### What currency does Lebanon use?

The Lebanese pound (LBP).

### How big is Lebanon?

10,400 km², or 4,015 square miles — 164 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Lebanon drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Jamaica](https://atoneplace.net/country/jamaica/)
- [Kosovo](https://atoneplace.net/country/kosovo/)
- [Cyprus](https://atoneplace.net/country/cyprus/)
- [Puerto Rico](https://atoneplace.net/country/puerto-rico/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]