Lebanon (Concert of Europe)

Lebanon is a province of, located on the Mediterranean shore: it borders the to its east, the  to its south, the Mediterranean Sea to its west, and the  to its north. A fertile land dominated by low mountains, rolling hills, coastal plains and wide valleys, Lebanon was, like the rest of the country, once a province of the Ottoman Empire, before being federated into the newborn United Provinces of Syria.

Arabic is the most widely spoken language, but the state's demographic makeup is very diverse: the majority of the population is Maronite Catholic, but there is also a large Muslim minority (evenly divided between Shiites and Sunnis), and several other faiths are followed by other parts of the populations in the state. The state is rich with mines, where gold and precious gems are extracted: other important factors of the economy include tourism, manufacturing and agriculture.