| People | Lebanon |
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Population:
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3,971,941 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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389 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 28.8 years
male: 27.6 years
female: 30 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.154% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.06 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 73.41 years
male: 70.91 years
female: 76.04 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,800 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Lebanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Lebanese |
Ethnic groups:
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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:
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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:
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Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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