[PAR] [TLE] Lebanon [SEP] Lebanon ( ; Arabic: لبنان‎ ‎ "Lubnān" ; ] ; French: "Liban" ), officially known as the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية‎ ‎ "al-Jumhūrīyah al-Lubnānīyah" ; ] ; French: "République libanaise" ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia.  It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea.  Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity.  At just 10,452 km (4,036 sq. mi.) , it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent. [PAR] [TLE] Emin Arslan [SEP] Emin Arslan (13 July 1868 – 9 January 1943) was a Lebanese author, journalist, editor and consul.  He was the Consul General of the Ottoman Empire in Bordeaux, Brussels, Paris and Buenos Aires.  He authored books and articles in Arabic, Spanish and French.
[PAR] [TLE] Lebanon [ SEP ] Lebanon ( ; Arabic : لبنان‎ ‎ " Lubnān " ; ] ; French : " Liban " ) , officially known as the Lebanese Republic ( Arabic : الجمهورية اللبنانية‎ ‎ " al - Jumhūrīyah al - Lubnānīyah " ; ] ; French : " République libanaise " ) , is a sovereign state in Western Asia . It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south , while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea . Lebanon 's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity . At just 10,452 km ( 4,036 sq . mi . ) , it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent . [PAR] [TLE] Emin Arslan [ SEP ] Emin Arslan ( 13 July 1868 – 9 January 1943 ) was a Lebanese author , journalist , editor and consul . He was the Consul General of the Ottoman Empire in Bordeaux , Brussels , Paris and Buenos Aires . He authored books and articles in Arabic , Spanish and French .
What sovereign state in Western Asia was the birth place of Emin Arslan?
What sovereign state in Western Asia was the birth place of Emin Arslan ?
Lebanon
Lebanon