Lebanon People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 2,675,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.1%

Nationality: noun—Lebanese (sing., pl.); adjective—Lebanese

Ethnic divisions: 93% Arab, 6% Armenian, 1% other

Religion: 57% Muslim (Sunni and Shi‘a)and Druze, 42% Christian (Maronite, Greek Orthodox and Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant), 1% other (official estimates);

Muslims, in fact, constitute a majority

Language: Arabic (official); French is widely spoken; Armenian, English

Infant mortality rate: 48/1,000 (1983)

Life expectancy: men 63, women 67

Labor force: 650,000 (1985); 79% industry, commerce, and services, 11% agriculture, 10% government; high unemployment

Organized labor: about 65,000

NOTE: The information regarding Lebanon on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lebanon 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lebanon 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.