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Lebanon:
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Other pages in this profile of Lebanon:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 3,971,941 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 388.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 26% (male 526,994/female 505,894) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,275,021/female 1,380,131) 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 128,002/female 155,899) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 28.8 years male: 27.6 years female: 30 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.154% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 17.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.06 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 22.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.41 years male: 70.91 years female: 76.04 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 2,800 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition 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 |
Definition 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 |
Definition Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 93.1% female: 82.2% (2003 est.) |
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