AN EXPLOSION in Lebanon's capital of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4, has left several dead and thousands injured, the country's health minister confirmed. Where is Beirut and is there a civil war?

6. It is the second smallest country in the Middle East. Or the third smallest, if you include Palestine. To be specific, Lebanon is bigger than Bahrain, and smaller - at 4,036 square miles - than ...

Country Fast Facts: Lebanon. August 30, 2007 / 12:59 PM EDT / CBS Lebanon. moveClock(); ... France received a mandate over this territory and separated out a region of Lebanon in 1920.