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A map of religious and ethnic communities of Syria and Lebanon (1935) According to the CIA World Factbook, [16] in 2021 the Muslim population was estimated at 60% within Lebanese territory and 20% of the over 4 million [8] [9] [10] Lebanese diaspora population. In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Muslim sect in Lebanon was made:
The Lebanese have always traveled the world, many of them settling permanently within the last two centuries. Estimated to have lost their status as the majority in Lebanon itself, with their reduction in numbers largely as a result of their emigration, Christians still remain one of the principal religious groups in the country. [80]
This category lists categories and articles about various ethnic groups related to Lebanon. Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 ...
A 2012 study conducted by Statistics Lebanon, a Beirut-based research firm, estimated Lebanon's population to be 54% Muslim (27% Shia; 27% Sunni), 46% Christian (31.5% Maronite, 8% Greek Orthodox, 6.5% other Christian groups) [12] The CIA World Factbook estimates (2020) the following, though this data does not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian ...
In 1960, the World Lebanese Cultural Union was established under the authority of the President Fouad Chehab. [13] France has always been an important destination for the Lebanese diaspora, because Lebanon used to be administrated by the French after WWI and because the French language is massively spoken in Lebanon. [14] [15] [16]
Ethnic groups in Lebanon (16 C, 24 P) Expatriates in Lebanon (76 C, 9 P) I. Immigrants to Lebanon (13 C, 6 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Lebanon (7 C, 1 P)
Lebanon, [c] officially the Republic of Lebanon, [d] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, [13] it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline.
Ethnic groups in Lebanon (16 C, 24 P) Ethnic groups in Lesotho (2 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups by country" This category contains only the following page.