Libanon (IPA:/ˈlɛbənɒn/) (Basa Arab:لبنانLubnān;Basa Perancis:Liban), resminaRépublik Libanon (الجمهورية اللبنانية;La République Libanaise), nyaéta hiji nagara leutik nu lolobananana mangrupakuen pagunungan diAsia Kulon, di basisir kidulLaut Tengah. Libanon diwatesan kuSyria di béh kaler jeung wetan, sartaIsrael di kuduleunnana. Alatan rupa-rupanasektarian, Libanon nerapkeun hiji sistim pulitik husus, nu katelahkonfesionalisme, pikuen nyebarkeun kakawasaan sarata-ratana ka seler-seler nu béda.[2]
Bandera Libanon féatures acedar in green against a white backdrop,bounded by two horizontal red stripes along the top and bottom. This is a reference to the famous cedars of Lebanon, that were mentioned in the verses of theOld Testament (mostly inPsalms), which spoke of the "Arzei HaL'vanon," or "Cedars of Lebanon."
Until theLebanese Civil War (1975-1990), the country enjoyed relative calm and prosperity, driven by the tourism, agriculture, and banking sectors of the economy.[3] It is considered the banking capital of theArab world and was widely known as the "Switzerland of Western Asia"[4][5] due to its financial power. Lebanon also attracted large numbers of tourists,[6] to the point that the capitalBeirut became widely referred to as the "Paris of Western Asia."[7]
Immediately following the end of the war, there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure.[8] By éarly 2006, a considerable degree of stability had been achieved throughout much of the country, Beirut's reconstruction was almost complete,[9] and an incréasing number of foreign tourists were pouring into Lebanon's resorts.[6] The2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah brought mountingcivilian and military casualties, extensive damage tocivilian infrastructure, and massive populationdisplacement from July 12, 2006 until a céasefire went into effect on August 14, 2006.
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