Lebanon |
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| TRADE AND BUSINESS |
| |
| Agriculture
- products |
citrus,
grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco;
sheep, goats |
| Exports |
$1 billion
f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
| Exports
- commodities |
foodstuffs
and tobacco, textiles, chemicals, precious stones, metal products,
electrical products, jewelry, paper products |
| Exports
- partners |
Switzerland
10.8%, Saudi Arabia 9%, UAE 8.6%, US 6.7%, Jordan 4.6%, Turkey
4.3% (2002) |
| Imports |
$6 billion
f.o.b. (2002) |
| Imports-
commodities |
foodstuffs,
electrical products, vehicles, minerals, chemicals, textiles,
fuels |
| Imports
- partners |
Italy 11.3%,
France 10.7%, Germany 8.4%, US 5.6%, Syria 5.4%, China 4.8%,
Belgium 4.5%, UK 4.2% (2002) |
| Currency |
Lebanese
pound (LBP) |
| Exchange
rates |
Lebanese
pounds per US dollar - 1,507.5 (2002), 1,507.5 (2001), 1,507.5
(2000), 1,507.84 (1999), 1,516.13 (1998) |
| Fiscal
year |
calendar
year |
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