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Lebanon in Figures
GEOGRAPHY
  • Capital
    Beirut 
  • Main Cities
    Beirut - Baabda - Jezzine - Saida - Baalbeck - Zahle - Tripoli - Nabatiyeh

  • Area
    10,452 km2

  • Coastline
    225 km
LEBANON MAP
GOVERNMENT
SOCIO - DEMOGRAPHICS
GOVERNMENT
  • Form of Government
    Parliamentary Democracy
 
  • Head of State
    Michel Aoun
 
  • Head of Government
    Hassan Diab
 
  • Speaker of Parliament
    Nabih Berri 
 
  • Official Languages
    Arabic
 
  • Currency
    Lebanese Pounds
    USD 1 ≈  LBP 1507.5

 

SOCIO - DEMOGRAPHICS
  • Population (2018)
    6.84 million1  
 
  • Density (2018)
    669/km21  

  • Urban Population (2018)
    88.6% of total1 

  • Labor Force (2018-2019)
    1.794 million2
 
  • Human Development Index (2018)
    0.7303
 
 
 
 
  • Labor Force Participation Rate (2018-2019)
    48.8%2
  • Unemployment Rate  (2018-2019)
    11.4%2

 

  • Net enrolment rate in Secondary Level (15-17 years) (2018-2019)
    54.9%2

  

  • Net Enrollment Rate in Elementary Level (6-11 years) (2018-2019)
    87.2%2

 

  • Residents with University Degree (2018-2019)
    21%2
 

Source:1 World Bank, 2020, 2 Labour Force and Household Living Conditions Survey, 2018-2019, CAS, 3 2019 Human Development Index Ranking