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  2. Religion in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Religion is encoded on national identity cards and noted on ikhraaj qaid (official registry) documents, and the Government complies with requests of citizens to change their civil records to reflect their new religious status. In Lebanon, proselytizing is not punishable by law in contrast to many countries in the Arab World. [41]

  3. Demographics of Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    A map of religious and ethnic communities of Syria and Lebanon (1935) According to the CIA World Factbook , [ 17 ] in 2021 the Muslim population was estimated at 60% within Lebanese territory and 20% of the over 4 million [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Lebanese diaspora population.

  4. Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of main religious groups of Lebanon according to 2009 municipal election data [314] Lebanon is the most religiously diverse country in West Asia and the Mediterranean. [315] Because the relative sizes of different religions and religious sects remains a sensitive issue, a national census has not been conducted since 1932. [316]

  5. Lebanese people - Wikipedia

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    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: [70] 54% Islam (Shia and Sunni, 27% each), 40.5% Christian (21% Maronite, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Melkite Catholics, 1% Protestant, 5.5% other ...

  6. Islam in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    Although Lebanon is a secular country, family matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance are still handled by the religious authorities representing a person's faith. Calls for civil marriage are unanimously rejected by the religious authorities but civil marriages conducted in another country are recognized by Lebanese civil authorities.

  7. Religions by country - Wikipedia

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    This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .

  8. Christianity in Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    A map of religious and ethnic communities of Syria and Lebanon (1935) Before the Christian faith reached the territory of Lebanon, Jesus had traveled to its southern parts near Tyre where the scripture tells that he cured a possessed Canaanite child. [nb 1] [7] [8] Christianity in Lebanon is as old as gentile Christian faith itself.

  9. List of religious populations - Wikipedia

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    The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.