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People of Lebanon

Population:3,925,502 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 26.2% (male 525,199/female 504,240)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 1,255,624/female 1,361,265)
65 years and over: 7.1% (male 125,904/female 153,270) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 28.3 years
male: 27.2 years
female: 29.5 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.198% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:18.08 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.922 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.821 male(s)/female
total population: 0.944 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 23.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 73.15 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 75.77 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.88 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:2,800 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality: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
Religions:Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, 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, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
note: 17 religious sects recognized
Languages:Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.)

Lebanon Quickstats

  • Population: 3,925,502 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 10,400 sq km
  • Density: 358 /km² (26th)
  • GDP (total): $21.45 billion (103rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,500 (90th)
  • Literacy: 87.4%

Languages of Lebanon

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  • Currency: Lebanese lira (LL) (LBP)
  • Dial code: +961

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Lebanon Internet

  • Usage: 600,000
  • Penetration: 13.4 %
  • Top Domain: .le

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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