لبنان: جي ورجائن ۾ تفاوت

'''لبنان'''{{ٻيا نالا|انگريزي='''Lebanon'''}} جنھن کي لبناني ريپبلڪ يا ريپبلڪ آف</ref> ({{lang-ar|الجمهورية اللبنانية}} {{transl|ar|''al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah''}}; <small>[[Lebanese Arabic|Lebanese]] pronunciation:</small> {{IPA-ar|elˈʒʊmhuːɾɪjje lˈlɪbnɛːnɪjje|}}; {{lang-fr|République libanaise}}), is a country in [[Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Syria]] to the north and east and [[Israel]] to the south, while [[Cyprus]] is west across the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the [[Mediterranean Basin]] and the [[Arabian]] [[hinterland]] facilitated [[History of Lebanon|its rich history]] and shaped [[Culture of Lebanon|a cultural identity]] of [[Demographics of Lebanon#Religious groups of Lebanon|religious]] and [[Ethnic groups in Lebanon|ethnic]] diversity.<ref>{{cite book |last=McGowen |first=Afaf Sabeh |editor-last=Collelo |editor-first=Thomas |title=Lebanon: A Country Study |chapter=Historical Setting |series=Area Handbook Series |edition=3rd |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=The Division |publication-date=1989 |oclc=18907889 |url=http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/cntrystd.lb |accessdate=24 July 2009}}</ref> At just 10,452&nbsp;km² (4,036 sq. mi.), it is the [[List of sovereign states and dependencies by area|smallest recognized sovereign state]]▼