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Lebanon: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,855,713 (2019)
Population Growth Rate 0.099 annual % (2019)
Age Dependency Ratio 48.91 % of working-age population (2019)
Urban Population 88.758 % of total (2019)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.2 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.875 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2019)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 19.984 billion kWh (2018) #77
Consumption 17.708 billion kWh (2018) #74
Exports 0 billion kWh (2019) #95
Imports 0.011 billion kWh (2018) #111
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.419 billion kWh (2018) #134

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2019) #129
Consumption 168.479 thousand bbl/day (2018) #62
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2020) #99

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2019) #116
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2019) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2019) #80
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2020) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 8 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 4,424,185 (2018 est.)
Highways 21,705 km (2017)
Internet Users 4,747,542 (2016 est.)
Railways 401 km (2017)
Telephones 893,529 (2018 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: 1/31/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020