FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 3,627,774 (July 2001 est.)

AREA 4,015 square miles. About 0.7 times the size of Connecticut

LOCATION Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria

EXCHANGE 1 US$ = 1,498.10 LBP Lebanon Pounds (December 2001 est.)

CAPITAL Beirut

GDP $18.2 billion (2000 est.) purchasing power parity

RESOURCES Natural resources include: limestone, iron ore, salt, arable land