The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lebanon:
Lebanon – sovereign country located along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.[1] Lebanon, due to its tense sectarian diversity, has a unique political system, known as confessionalism, in which each religious group is allocated a fixed number of seats in parliament.[2] The country enjoyed a period of relative calm and prosperity before the devastating Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990.[3] In 2005, a wave of demonstrations known as the Cedar Revolution ended the 30-year Syrian occupation of Lebanon. By early 2006, a considerable degree of stability had been achieved throughout much of the country and Beirut's reconstruction was almost complete,[4] but a debilitating 2006 war and internal strife caused significant economic damage and loss of life. Since 2019, Lebanon has faced a serious financial and economic crisis as well as political instability and social unrest, exacerbated by the 2020 Beirut explosion.[5][6]
- ^ "Lebanon". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Countries Quest "Lebanon, Government". Retrieved December 14, 2006.
- ^ U.S. Department of State. "Background Note: Lebanon (History) August 2005" Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- ^ Center for the Study of the Built Environment. "Deconstructing Beirut's Reconstruction: 1990-2000" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
- ^ Leonhardt, David; Yar, Sanam (2021-10-15). "Lebanon's Crisis". New York Times.
- ^ Blair, Edmund (2022-01-23). [reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/lebanons-financial-crisis-how-it-happened-2022-01-23/ "Explainer: Lebanon's financial crisis and how it happened"]. Reuters.
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