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
Muslim 100%
Languages
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
Exports
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
External Debt
$2,816,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
5.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
Area
10,400 km sq
1,030,700 km sq
Coastline
225 km
754 km
Climate
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
