ISO 3166-2:LB is the entry for Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...

 standard

Standardization

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 published by the International Organization for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization

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 (ISO), which defines code

Code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

s or states) of all countries

Country

A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...

 coded in ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...

.

Currently for Lebanon, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 8 governorates

Governorates of Lebanon

||Lebanon is divided into six governorates , listed with their capitals in parentheses:#Beirut #Mount Lebanon #North #Beqaa #Nabatiye #South...

. Aakkâr Governorate (which will contain the current Aakkâr District) and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate (which will contain the current Baalbek District

Baalbek District

Baalbek District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon, having Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of 2319 km2....

 and Hermel District

Hermel District

The Hermel District is a district in the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon. Population estimated at 39,000The capital of the Hermel District is Hermel.-References:*...

), which are listed, have yet to be created after having been approved for creation in 2003.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is LB, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Lebanon. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

• Subdivision name 1 — Romanization system: National Ministry of Defence of the Lebanese Republic 1963
• Subdivision name 2 — Romanization system: BGN/PCGN 1956

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Code	Subdivision name 1	Subdivision name 2
LB-AK	Aakkâr	'Akkār
LB-BH	Baalbek-Hermel	B'alabak-Al Hirmil
LB-BI		Al Biqā'
LB-BA	Beyrouth	Bayrūt
LB-AS	Liban-Nord	Ash Shamāl
LB-JA	Liban-Sud	Al Janūb
LB-JL	Mont-Liban	Jabal Lubnān
LB-NA	Nabatîyé Nabatiye Governorate Nabatieh Governorate is one of the six governorates of Lebanon. The area of this governorate is 1,058 km². The capital is Nabatieh.-Districts:The governorate is divided into four districts containing 115 municipalities...	An Nabaţīyah

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		Addition of administrative subdivisions and of their code elements	Subdivisions added: LB-AK Aakkâr LB-BH Baalbek-Hermel

See also

• Subdivisions of Lebanon
  Subdivisions of Lebanon
  Lebanon is divided into six governorates which are further subdivided into twenty-five districts . The districts themselves are also divided into several municipalities, each enclosing a group of cities or villages. The governorates and their respective districts are listed below:...
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Lebanon

External links

• Provinces of Lebanon, Statoids.com