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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   6 825
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   667.2
    Capital city    Beirut
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 406.9b,c,d
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   10 452a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   101.4
    National currency    Lebanese Pound (LBP)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   1 507.5d
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)38 42049 97456 409e
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)80.40.2e
    GDP per capita (current US$)7 756.77 649.88 223.7e
    Economy: Agriculturef (% of Gross Value Added)4.33.73.3e
    Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added)15.716.616.3e
    Economy: Services and other activityf,h,i (% of GVA)72.773.573.8e
    Employment in agriculturej (% of employed)14.714.413.4
    Employment in industryj (% of employed)25.223.522.3
    Employment in servicesj (% employed)60.162.164.3
    Unemploymentj (% of labour force)6.46.46.3
    Labour force participation ratej (female/male pop. %)22.8 / 69.822.6 / 71.422.9 / 71.3
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100115126e
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)939189k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)4 2542 9533 154j,d
    International trade: imports (million current US$)17 97018 60018 472j,d
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 13 716- 15 646- 15 317j,d
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 7 552- 8 542- 12 445e
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratel (average annual %)1.15.50.9
    Urban population (% of total population)87.388.188.8d
    Urban population growth ratel (average annual %)1.86.2...
    Fertility rate, totall (live births per woman)1.92.12.1
    Life expectancy at birthl (females/males, years)79.7 / 76.080.6 / 76.980.8 / 77.0
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)25.8 / 9.227.3 / 9.625.1 / 11.2
    International migrant stockm (000/% of total pop.)820.7 / 16.61 973.2 / 30.21 863.9 / 27.2d
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)9.5n1 189.1949.6d
    Infant mortality ratel (per 1 000 live births)10.69.69.4
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)7.47.78.2a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.32.12.1e
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)1.62.5o...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)3.33.52.5e
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)3.13.14.7p
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internetj (per 100 inhabitants)43.7q7478.2a
    Threatened species (number)5069109
    Forested areaj (% of land area)13.413.413.4a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)18.3 / 4.224.6 / 4.226.9 / 4.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)988j,a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)535254a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersr (000)2 1681 5181 964e
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)11.412.312.3d
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)1.171.952.6e
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