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

Capital City: Beirut

Population: 3,874,050 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $5,500 (2006 est.)

Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP)

Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian

Total Area: total: 10,400 sq km land: 10,230 sq km water: 170 sq km about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut

Region: Asia

Industries: banking, tourism, food processing, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating

Agriculture: citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats

Resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land

Labor Force: 1.5 million note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.)
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Exports: $1.881 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
authentic jewelry, inorganic chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper

Imports: $9.34 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco

Overview: The 1975-91 civil war seriously damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, cut national output by half, and all but ended Lebanon's position as a Middle Eastern entrepot and banking hub. In the years since, Lebanon has rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily - mostly from domestic banks. In an attempt to reduce the ballooning national debt, the Rafiq HARIRI government began an austerity program, reining in government expenditures, increasing revenue collection, and privatizing state enterprises, but economic and financial reform initiatives stalled and public debt continued to grow despite receipt of more than $2 billion in bilateral assistance at the Paris II Donors Conference. The Israeli-Hizballah conflict caused an estimated $3.6 billion in infrastructure damage in July and August 2006, and internal Lebanese political tension continues to hamper economic activity.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $2,298,950 in goods to Lebanon. This ranks Lebanon 67^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Lebanon increased from the previous year by $462,755 a change of 25.2%. State exports to Lebanon have increased over the last 5 years by $1,172,915 a change of 104,16%. Missouri exports account for .02%. of all 2007 US exports to Lebanon.