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Lebanon (IPA: /ˈlɛbənɒn/) (Arabic: لبنان Lubnān, French: Liban, officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (الجمهورية اللبنانية), is a religiously iverse, mountainous country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Due to its sectarian diversity, Lebanon evolved a unique political system, known as confessionalism[when?], based on a community-based power-sharing mechanism. It was created when the ruling French mandatory powers expanded the borders of the former Maronite Christian autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon district.

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  • By tradition, this nation's president is a Maronite Christian, the P.M. a Sunni & the speaker of the Parliament a Shiite
  • After Beirut, Tarabulus is this country's largest city
  • This eastern Mediterranean nation famous for its cedars declared its independence on Nov. 26, 1941
  • Psalm 92 says, "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in" this country
  • The president of this Arab country must be a Maronite Christian
  • A cedar tree is featured on this country's coat of arms
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  • The cedar tree on the flag of this nation represents peace & holiness
  • This small Mideastern country's Bekaa Valley is a fertile farming area
  • People power pushed out pro-Syrian PM Karami following the murder of ex-PM Hariri in this country
  • The Druze, who permit no conversion or intermarriage, live mainly in Syria & this neighboring Mideast country
  • Tree's company for this Middle Eastern nation's flag
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  • Syria to the north & east, Israel to the south & the Mediterranean Sea to the west
  • "The Prophet" Kahlil Gibran
  • Fritz Hollings, 1983: If the Marines are "there to fight, then there are far too few. If...there to be killed, there are far too many"
  • After World War I, France was given a League of Nations mandate over this country
  • In the local tongue, this Mediterranean nation is known as Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah
  • Bordered by Syria & Israel, this small country is only 135 miles long & 35 miles wide
  • During WWII Moshe Dayan served with the Brits, fighting to liberate Syria & this country from the Vichy French
  • It's the eastern Mediterranean nation whose flag is seen here(cedar tree in the middle)
  • Chateau Musar is a respected label from this Mideast country between Syria & the sea
  • The ancient name for this modern country's capital is Berytus
  • In 1982 Christian leader Amin Gemayel became pres. of this Mideast country in place of his slain brother
  • If "Baywatch" moved to the beach in Beirut it would be in this country's capital
  • Mount Hermon, Syria's highest point, lies on its western border with this country
  • This country's National Order of the Cedar is awarded for exceptional service or acts of extreme courage
  • The heart of what was Phoenicia is in this republic between Israel & Syria
  • Politician Ralph Nader
  • Amin Gemayel became President of this country in 1982 after his brother, the president-elect, was assassinated
  • (Anderson Cooper reads the clue.) In 2005 I reported on the anti-Syrian demonstrations that came to be known as the Cedar Revolution in this country
  • The palace in the city of Susa was built from cedar timber from what's now this country
  • Charles Glass, kidnapped in this Mideast country in 1987, escaped -- maybe because his captors let him
  • The National Order of the Cedar
  • 2 cities, both named Tripoli, are Libya's largest & this country's second-largest
  • This country's provinces include Nabatiyeh & Beqaa
  • President Emile LaHoud
  • To the south, Israel; to the east, Syria; to the west, the Mediterranean
  • Knock wood, you may be lucky enough to receive this country's Order of the Cedar
  • Asia's 2 smallest mainland nations are Qatar at 4,473 square miles & this country west of Syria at 4,015 square miles
  • Sail the Mediterranean on your way to the Cedars or Laklouk ski resorts in this country
  • 4 true cedar trees exist: they are native to Cyprus, the Atlas Mountains, the Himalayas & this Mideast country
  • In 1976 Elias Sarkis became president of this Mideast country, then often described as "war-torn"

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