The Lebanese Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية), located on the east coast of the southwest of Asia, accustomed to the Middle East. The eastern and northern parts of the country border with Syria, the southern and Israel (border is not designated) for the neighborhood, west of the Mediterranean.
Lebanon is one of the most western countries in the Middle East, which is associated with a very close history of Christianity, with the earliest human beings and world heritage of the world, with the oldest history of more than 5,000 years In the tourism industry is quite famous, the main source of income is the banking industry and tourism, both occupy 65% of Lebanese GDP.
The history of Lebanon has been dominated by ancient Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, the ancient Roman and Ottoman Empires. It was appointed by France in 1920 and became a republic on 22 November 1943. Since Lebanon broke out in 1975 The civil war, which lasted nearly 15 years, seriously undermined the economic development of Lebanon. The recent large-scale conflict between the Lebanese parties has been tense with Israel and Syria.
