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 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Exports
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
External Debt
$28,080,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
5.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
2
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Area
10,400 km sq
446,550 km sq
Coastline
225 km
1,835 km
Climate
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
