Lebanon is dreaming of gas riches with a Total-led consortium set to drill in 2019. However the country faces more pressing concerns. Donors contributed $12bn at April’s Cedre conference in Paris, in hope to benefit Lebanon's creaky infrastructure and troubled economy. But the government does have to first overcome widespread corruption.
| Peak Load | 2.1 | GW |
| GDP | 56.7 | $bn |
| Growth | 1 | %GDP |
| Debt | 85.4 | $bn |
| Debt to GDP | 149 | % |
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