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Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city.
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History
The national flag of Lebanon is a horizontal triband of two red stripes enveloping a central white stripe which is twice the height of each red stripe. Centered on the white stripe is a green cedar of Lebanon tree, touching both red stripes.
Design & symbolism
According to the Article 5 of the Constitution of Lebanon, adopted on 7 December 1943: "The Lebanese flag shall be composed of three horizontal stripes, a white stripe between two red ones. The width of the white stripe shall be equal to that of both red stripes. In the center of and occupying one third of the white stripe is a green Cedar tree with its top touching the upper red stripe and its base touching the lower red stripe." The constitution does not provide any additional color and design specifications, and before the amendment of the constitution on 21 September 1990, it also did not specify the color of the cedar tree, leading to variations in practice. Traditionally, as long as the essential colors and symbols are present, artistic interpretations are acceptable. Before 1990 the cedar tree on the Lebanese flag was commonly depicted with a brown trunk; similar brown-trunk variants were registered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and on official postcards of United Nations with member state flags. The 1990 amendment specified that the entire cedar tree must be green.
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