Imports:
$6.073 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and
live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco
Imports - partners:
France 13.4%, Germany 11.7%, Italy 10.7%, Syria 5.3%, China 5.2%,
UK 4.9%, US 4.5% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$16.35 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$20.79 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$3.5 billion (pledges 1997-2001); $4.2 billion in soft loan pledges
November 2002 Paris II Aid Conference (2002)
Currency:
Lebanese pound (LBP)
Currency code:
LBP
Exchange rates:
Lebanese pounds per US dollar - 1,507.5 (2003), 1,507.5 (2002),
1,507.5 (2001), 1,507.5 (2000), 1,507.84 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year