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Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
6.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.8
- Economy 0.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 3 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (2), Iraq (1), Libya (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 414 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 21 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 13 (list of 2026.09.22). Regimes aimed at people threatening the country's stability: United States, 16 listings.
- Capital
- Beirut
- Population
- 5,490,000 inh.
- Area
- 10,452 km²
- Currency
- LBP
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Joseph Aoun
Head of Government
Nawaf Salam
Government in office 19 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères du Liban
Youssef Rajji
ministre de la Défense
Michel Menassa
ministre de l'Intérieur et des Municipalités
Ahmad Hajjar
ministre de l'Économie et du Commerce
Amer Bisat
ministre de l'Éducation
Rima Karami Akkary
ministre de la Santé du Liban
Rakan Nassereddine
ministre de l'Énergie et de l'Eau
Joe Saddi
Ministre de l'Environnement
Tamara Elzein
Premier ministre adjoint du Liban
Tarek Mitri
ministre de l'Agriculture du Liban
Nizar Hani
ministre de l'Industrie du Liban
Joe Issa el-Khoury
ministre de la Culture
Ghassan Salamé
ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Nora Baïrakdarian
ministre des Affaires sociales du Liban
Hanine Sayyed
ministre des Déplacés
Kamal Chéhadé
ministre des Travaux publics et des Transports du Liban
Fayez Rassamny
ministre des Télécommunications du Liban
Charles Hage
ministre du Tourisme du Liban
Laura Khazen Lahoud
ministre du Travail du Liban
Mohammad Haïdar
Parliament
Assemblée nationale du Liban
128 seats
Inception 1926
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
26 G$
GDP / capita
4,473 $
Growth
-7.1 %
Inflation
14.6 %
Unemployment
11.0 %
Defense / GDP
2.6 %
Life expectancy
77.9 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 2
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1
UNIFIL Sector West
Italy · Shama
UNIFIL's mandate ends on 31 December 2026 (Resolution 2790), with withdrawal within a year.
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.42/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
41/100
Corruption (CPI)
23/100
Press freedom (RSF)
46/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#86
Annual budget
0.7 Md$
Defense effort
2.5 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
18 Md$
Balance
-14 Md$
Top exports
- 24.0% Bijoux + perles 1 Md$
- 5.0% Engrais (Hexapharm) 0.2 Md$
Top imports
- 25.0% Pétrole raffiné 4.5 Md$
Export partners
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Émirats arabes unis
21.0%
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Suisse
9.5%
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Arabie saoudite
8.0%
Crise économique majeure depuis 2019 ; effondrement du commerce.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
30%
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GBR
32%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
64%
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CHN
70%
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IRN
60%
Abstention: 22%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.752/1
Top 10% (wealth)
64.0 %
Gini
35.5
Refugees hosted
535,168
Refugees originating
9,568
1/4 population réfugiée — Syriens, Palestiniens
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Israël
- Kosovo
National anthem
hymne national du Liban
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Francophonie (OIF)
- Arab League
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,541 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,994, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)