Editing Lebanon (section)

=== Manufacturing and industry ===
Industry in Lebanon is mainly limited to small businesses that reassemble and package imported parts. In 2004, industry ranked second in workforce, with 26% of the Lebanese working population,<ref name="workforce" /> and second in GDP contribution, with 21% of Lebanon's GDP.<ref name="dos-2010-03-22" />

[[Petroleum|Oil]] has recently been discovered inland and in the seabed between Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt and talks are underway between [[Cyprus]] and [[Egypt]] to reach an agreement regarding the exploration of these resources. The seabed separating Lebanon and Cyprus is believed to hold significant quantities of crude oil and natural gas.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2061187,00.html | magazine=Time | title=The Next Big Lebanon-Israel Flare-Up: Gas | date=6 April 2011 | access-date=14 April 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410005921/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2061187,00.html | archive-date=10 April 2011 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 10 May 2013, the Lebanese minister of energy and water clarified that seismic images of the Lebanese sea bed are undergoing detailed explanation of their contents and that up till now, approximately 10% have been covered. Preliminary inspection of the results showed, with over 50% probability, that 10% of Lebanon's exclusive economic zone held up to 660 million barrels of oil and up to 30×10<sup>12</sup> cu ft of gas.<ref>{{cite web |title=باسيل: حلم النفط صار واقعا وأنجزنا كل الخطوات الأساسية في فترة قياسية |trans-title=Basil: Oil dream became a reality and we did all the basic steps in record time |url=http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/543122 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110162323/http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/543122 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=28 May 2013 |publisher=Lebanonfiles.com}}</ref>

Lebanon has a [[Drug economy in Lebanon|significant drug industry]], including both production and trade. Western intelligence estimate an annual production of over 4 million pounds of [[Cannabis in Lebanon|hashish]] and 20,000 pounds of [[heroin]], generating profits exceeding $4 billion. In recent decades, Hezbollah has intensified its engagement in the drug economy, with narcotics serving as a significant revenue stream for the group. Despite some of the harvest being retained for local use, a significant amount is smuggled worldwide. Despite ongoing efforts, the government's inability to control the drug-producing Beqaa Valley and address illicit [[Fenethylline|Captagon]] factories allows for the persistent occurrence of drug trades, impacting Lebanon's economy and regional stability.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |date=5 July 2021 |title=Lebanon's drug trade booms with help from Hezbollah's Captagon connection |url=https://arab.news/bbm33 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=The Gulf, Lebanon and The War on Drugs |url=https://www.egic.info/the-gulf-lebanon-war-on-drugs |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=egic |language=en |archive-date=28 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228160414/https://www.egic.info/the-gulf-lebanon-war-on-drugs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Cwerman |first=Ralph |title=Lebanon's Valley of Drugs |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1990/11/18/lebanons-valley-of-drugs/9cca8a22-5a60-4529-9d5c-cfedf083af4f/ |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=15 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515013450/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1990/11/18/lebanons-valley-of-drugs/9cca8a22-5a60-4529-9d5c-cfedf083af4f/ |url-status=live }}</ref>