Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 110V or 220V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Lebanon
- +961
What every visitor should know about Lebanon:
- Money
- The currency is the Lebanese lira (LBP). 1000 LBP is worth about US$0.67, or €0.47.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3.5 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Significant risk of terrorism or politically-motivated attacks
- Capital
- Beirut
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Lebanon facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 4,017,095
- Language
- Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
- Ethnicity
- Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Economy
- GDP
- US$11,100 (per capita)