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Customer Service Catalog Request American Flag Etiquette Product Index View Cart/Checkout » Custom Flags, Banners & Signs » US Flags - Nylon » US Flags - Polyester » US Flags - Cotton » US Flags - Interment » US Flags - Rayon (FEDART GLO) » US Indoor/Parade Flags & Poles » State Indoor/Parade Flags & Poles » State & Territory Flags - Nylon » State & Territory Flags - Polyester » Military Service Flags » Flag Display Cases » US Government Agency Flags » Religious Flags » Residential Flagpoles » Historic Flags, Bunting, Books » International Flags » Texas State Flags » Government Buyers » Flag Construction Facts » American Flag Etiquette » Folding The American Flag » History of the Stars & Stripes » Speaking Engagements Epic Flags is a Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau Click the BBB logo below to view our information on file with the Better Business Bureau.   Home > International Flags > Lebanon Flags > Lebanon Flag 4' X 6' Lebanon Flag 4' X 6', Outdoor Flag Description: three horizontal bands of red (top), white (double width), and red with a green cedar tree centered in the white band Introduction Lebanon Background: Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 16-year civil war. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable political system, particularly by giving Muslims a greater say in the political process while institutionalizing sectarian divisions in the government. Since the end of the war, the Lebanese have conducted several successful elections, most of the militias have been weakened or disbanded, and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have extended central government authority over about two-thirds of the country. Hizballah, the radical Shi'a party, retains its weapons. Syria maintains about 16,000 troops in Lebanon, based mainly east of Beirut and in the Bekaa Valley. Syria's troop deployment was legitimized by the Arab League during Lebanon's civil war and in the Ta'if Accord. Damascus justifies its continued military presence in Lebanon by citing Beirut's requests and the failure of the Lebanese Government to implement all of the constitutional reforms in the Ta'if Accord. Israel's withdrawal from its security zone in southern Lebanon in May 2000, however, has emboldened some Lebanese Christians and Druze to demand that Syria withdraw its forces as well. Geography Lebanon Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Geographic coordinates: 33 50 N, 35 50 E Map references: Middle East Area: total: 10,400 sq km land: 10,230 sq km water: 170 sq km Area - comparative: about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut Land boundaries: total: 454 km border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km Coastline: 225 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land Land use: arable land: 16.62% permanent crops: 13.98% other: 69.4% (2001) Irrigated land: 1,200 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: dust storms, sandstorms Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation Geography - note: Nahr el Litani only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity Lebanon Flag 4' X 6' lebanonflag4x6 Related Products Lebanon Flag 3' X 5' | Lebanon Flag 4' X 6' < Return To Previous Page      ^ Return to Top of Page We Accept:          [Customer Service] [Contact Us] [Catalog Request] [View Flag Index] [View Cart/Checkout] [Main Page] Epic Flags offers High Quality American Flags, Flags for the 50 States, Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more. All world rights reserved ©2002-2012 Unauthorized duplication is unlawful. [Privacy Policy] [Security Policy]