Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% note: 17 religious sects recognized
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Languages
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Area
10,400 km sq
587,041 km sq
Coastline
225 km
4,828 km
Climate
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
