Lebanon
Lebanon
Political leadership
President Michel Aoun (since 31 October 2016)
Prime Minister Hassan Diab (since 21 January 2020)
Land
Total 10,400 sq km; Land 10,230 sq km; Water 170 sq Km; (country comparison to the world: 169)
Boundaries
total: 484 km
Border countries
Israel 81 km, Syria 403 km
Coastline
225 km
Population
6.10 million (July 2018 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 23.32%; 15-64 years: 69.65%; 65+: 7.03% (2018 est.)
Population growth rate
-2.1% (July 2017 – July 2018)
Urbanisation
88.6% of total population (2018)
Major cities
BEIRUT (capital) 2.385 million (2018 est.)
Ethnic groups
Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Religions
Muslim 57.7% (28.7% Sunni, 28.4% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 36.2% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 5.2%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha’is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2017 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Literacy
(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 93.9% male: 96% female: 91.8% (2015 est.)
Real GDP
$43.78 billion (2017); $42.91 billion (2016)
GDP growth
2.02% (2017); 2% (2016)
GDP per capita
$7,197.6 (2017 est.); $7,144.0 (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.64% (2017 est.); 6.58% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line
Unavailable
Public debt
146.8% of GDP (2017 est.); 145.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate
4.5% (2017)
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