Monetary & Banking 

 

Country name:

conventional long form: Lebanese Republic
conventional short form: Lebanon
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah
local short form: Lubnan

 

Capital:

Beirut

 

Location:

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Syria

 

Area:

total: 10,400 sq km
land: 10,230 sq km
water: 170 sq km

 

Population:

3,777,218 (July 2004 est.)

 

Languages:

 Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

banking; food processing; jewelry; cement; textiles; mineral and chemical products; wood and furniture products; oil refining; metal fabricating

 

Exports - commodities:

authentic jewelry, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper

 

Imports - commodities:

petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco

 

Exchange rates:

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