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Lebanon: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,006,668 (2016)
Population Growth Rate 2.618 annual % (2016)
Age Dependency Ratio 46.815 % of working-age population (2016)
Urban Population 87.914 % of total (2016)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.9 per 1,000 live births (2016)
Life Expectancy at Birth 79.584 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2016)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 17 billion kWh (2015) #79
Consumption 16 billion kWh (2015) #72
Exports 0 billion kWh (2015) #83
Imports 0.3 billion kWh (2015) #85
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.5 billion kWh (2015) #118

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2017) #120
Consumption 151 thousand bbl/day (2015) #67
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #76
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #110
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #47
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #71
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 8 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 4,890,534 (2016 est.)
Highways 6,970 km (2005)
Internet Users 4,747,542 (2016 est.)
Telephones 1,068,000 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Total Area10,400 sq. km
Land Area10,230 sq. km
Water Area170 sq. km
Coastline225 km
ClimateMediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
Terrainnarrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Lowest PointMediterranean Sea 0 m
Highest Point Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/25/2017
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017