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Bethany Kehdy – Miss World Lebanon 2001; Nadine Wilson Njeim – Miss Lebanon 2007; Nadine Nassib Njeim – Miss Lebanon 2004; Gabrielle Bou Rached – Miss Lebanon 2005; Daniella Rahme – Miss International Lebanon 2010; Maya Reaidy – Miss Lebanon 2018; Georgina Rizk – Miss Lebanon 1970/Miss Universe 1971; Pamela Saadé – Miss Earth ...
According to the CIA World Factbook, [17] in 2021, the Christian population in Lebanon was estimated at 44%. In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Christian sect in Lebanon was made: Maronite Christians are the largest of the Christian groups who in total account for about 32.4% of the total population of Lebanon. [19]
The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population. Table. Rank ... time (years) [4] Official figure ... Lebanon: 6,830,600: 1.51 ...
About half the population of the Mount Lebanon subdivision, overwhelmingly Maronites, starved to death (200,000 killed out of 400,000 of the total populace) throughout the years of 1915–1918 during what is now known as the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon, [52] as a consequence of a mixed combination of crop failure, punitive governance ...
A study conducted by Statistics Lebanon, a Beirut-based research firm, cited by the United States Department of State found that of Lebanon's population of approximately 4.3 million is estimated to be: [65] 54% Islam (Shia and Sunni, 27% each), 40.5% Christian (21% Maronite, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Melkite Catholics, 1% Protestant, 5.5% other ...
There are more people of Lebanese origin living outside Lebanon than within the country (4.6 million citizens). The diaspora population consists of Christians , Muslims , Druze , and Jews . The Christians trace their origin to several waves of emigration , starting with the exodus that followed the 1860 Lebanon conflict in Ottoman empire.
George J. Mitchell, half-Lebanese, U.S. Senator (D-Maine) (1980–1995) US special envoy to the Middle East under the Obama administration, U.S. senator from Maine, Senate Majority Leader; Ralph Nader, Lebanese, politician and consumer advocate, author, lecturer, and attorney, candidate for US Presidency
Country Projected population (12 December 2024) Pct of total UN Population estimates Annual growth [a] Doubling time (years) [b] 1 July 2023 1 July 2022 Increment