Liban

Exact population: 3,874,050 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 87.4%; male: 93.1%; female: 82.2%
Ethnicities: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Land boundaries: Total: 454 km; border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km
Terrain: Narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Extremes: Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m; highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m
Imports: Italy 11.2%, France 10.3%, Syria 9.8%, Germany 8.6%, China 5.8%, US 5.5%, UK 4.6% (2004)
Exports: Syria 24.9%, UAE 10%, Turkey 6.9%, Switzerland 6.7%, Saudi Arabia 5.3% (2004)
Industries: Banking, tourism, food processing, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating

Source: CIA World Factbook