Lebanonis asovereign stateinWestern Asia.Lebanon's location at the crossroads of theMediterranean Basinand the Arabianhinterlandfacilitatedits rich historyand shapeda cultural identityofreligiousandethnicdiversity.Because of its financial power and diversity in its heyday, Lebanon was referred to as the "Switzerland of the East" during the 1960s,and its capital,Beirut, attracted so many tourists that it was known as "theParis of the Middle East".
Lebanon
