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Lebanon: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,848,925 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 0.542 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 49.473 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 88.593 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.4 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.875 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 19.05 billion kWh (2017) #79
Consumption 16.931 billion kWh (2017) #75
Exports 0 billion kWh (2017) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2017) #112
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.353 billion kWh (2017) #133

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2018) #125
Consumption 158.68 thousand bbl/day (2018) #66
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2019) #98

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #115
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #79
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2019) #99

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: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020