Practical Information

The country code for Lebanon is +961 and each region has its own net number. Mobile phone numbers in Lebanon start with 03, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79 or 81.
 
If you stay in Lebanon for more than just a few days,...

Currencies and Payment
In Lebanon, both the American Dollar (USD) and the Lebanese Pound (LBP) - also called the Lebanese Lira (LL) are accepted. At the time of writing, the Lebanese Pound is pegged against...

Emergency and general medical treatment is readily available for visitors to Lebanon. In most instances, fees will need to be paid upon treatment, as Lebanon does not have health agreements with North...

By Car
Given the fact that the border between Lebanon and Israel is closed, the only way to enter the country by car is via Syria. 

By Plane
Rafiq Hariri International Airport is the only international...

During the French Mandate (1918–1942), French became the dominant language of education and governance in Lebanon and was compulsory in school. Since the end of the Mandate, the primary language once...

Lebanon suffers from a shortage of electricity, even more so after the revolutions in Egypt and the ongoing crisis in Syria, when supply contracts between these countries and Lebanon were terminated....

The following public holidays are celebrated in Lebanon.

Several language schools in Lebanon provide courses in both Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Urban (Lebanese) Levantine Arabic. For an overview of language schools in Beirut, see below.

Registration
Before arriving in Lebanon or shortly after, it is advised to register yourself and your stay at the embassy of your country of origin in Lebanon. For certain countries this can be done online,...

Lebanon has a wide network of surfaced roads, which makes most places very well accessible by car. Lebanon’s traffic is best described as chaotic and anarchic. Speeding, running red lights and parking...