Lebanon

Flag Description Three horizontal bands of red (top), white (double width), and red with a green cedar tree centered in the white band. Currency Lebanese pound. Astronomy Today's date is May 17, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon. Location Middle east, bordering the mediterranean sea, between israel and syria. Climate Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows. Terrain Narrow coastal plain; el beqaa (bekaa valley) separates lebanon and anti-lebanon mountains. Elevation Extremes The lowest point is at Mediterranean Sea 0 m. The highest point is at Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m.

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Asbestos cancer chemo doubts - Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers.

Evolution rolls on for Mars rover - The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the Red Planet's surface.

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Lebanon

This is a map of Lebanon. The map illustrates the location of Beirut and its proximity to Tripoli, Jazzin, Tyre, and the Mediterranean Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Syria / Israel

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