Lebanon
Beginning of paper
Written by: The Prophet Edited by: The Metallian
, a nation that once proudly called itself the Switzerland of the
Middle East, is today a country in name only. Its government controls
little more than half of the nation's capital, Beirut. Its once-vibrant
economy is a shambles. And its society ....
Middle of paper
.... Lebanon is
sandwiched between Syria in the north and east and Israel in the south. The
maximum distance from the nation's northern border to the southern one is
only 130 miles. And the maximum distance from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Lebanon-Syria border is 50 miles. In the south, along the border with
Israel, Lebanon's eastern border is only 20 miles from the sea.
Although a tiny land, Lebanon boasts a great diversity in its landscape
which makes it one of the most picturesque countr ....
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Page count: 10 (approximately 250 words per page)
