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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Lebanese (singular and plural)
Adjective Lebanese Ethnic groups
Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% Note Many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendents of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians Languages
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian Religions
Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Coptic, Protestant), other 1.3% Note 17 religious sects recognizedPopulation World Ranking: 126
4,140,289 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
23% (male 487,930/female 464,678) 15-64 years 68% (male 1,370,628/female 1,446,173) 65 years and over 9% (male 173,073/female 200,619) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 30.4 years
Male 29.2 years Female 31.5 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 216
-0.38% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 134
14.92 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 146
6.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 212
-12.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 87% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
BEIRUT (capital) 1.909 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female Total population 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 130
25 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 113
Total 15.32 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 15.48 deaths/1,000 live births Female 15.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 91
Total population 75.23 years
Male 73.67 years Female 76.88 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 162
1.76 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 50
8.2% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
3.54 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density
3.5 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 136
0.1% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 124
3,600 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 92
Fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 43
13.5% (2004)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 91
4.2% (2004)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 158
1.8% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 87.4%Male 93.1% Female 82.2% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 14 years
Male 13 years Female 14 years (2009) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 43
Total 22.1%
Male 22.3% Female 21.5% (2007)
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Lebanon (Beirut):
GPS points from Lebanon (Beirut)
Dahr Sa`d Mohafazat Aakar
Al Firakhiyah (le02)
Al Qub` Beqaa
Al Huraniyah (le02)
`ayn Qarah Mont-liban
Ouadi Banouded Liban-sud
Jall Zu`rurah Mohafazat Liban-sud
Ain El Beida Lebanon (general) |