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Statistical Data

Population and Manpower

Population: 4,300,000 (Yr. 2000)

Age distribution:

Age Bracket
%
0-4 years
12.3
5-14 years
21.8
15-24 years
20.0
25-59 years
32.1
60-64 years
8.3
65 + years
5.5

(Source: Ministry of Social Affairs & the U.N. Population Fund.)

Geography
Surface (in sq. km) 10,452
Coast length (in km) 210
Maximum Altitude (in m) 3,083
Average temperature (in centigrade) 20.7
Rainfall (in mm per year) 893
Number of rainy days per year 78
Humidity rate 68%
Demography
Population (in millions) 4.3
Population growth rate 1.6%
Population density (per sq. km) 306
Urban population 87%
Active labor force (in millions) 1.22
Life expectancy at birth (years) 69
Infant mortality rate 40/1,000
Human Development Index (UNDP) 0.79
Education
Adult literacy rate 91%
Male 92%
Female 90%
Infrastructure
Roads (paved): 7,200 km
Railways: Non functional
Airport: Beirut Int'l Airport
Ports: Beirut (Principal)
Tripoli (North)
Jounieh (Keserwan)
Saida (South)
General
Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Language: Arabic (Official)
English
French
Armenian
Business Hours
Government: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Mon to Thu
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Fri
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Sat
Banks' Counters: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Mon to Fri
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Sat

1998
 
1999
 
2000
Macroeconomic indicators          
GDP (US$ million) 16,167   16,400   16,641
Real GDP growth rate 3.00%   1.00%   0.00%
GDP deflator 4.00%   0.30%   1.30%
GDP per capita 4,900   5,000   5,000
         
Agriculture
 1998
    1999     2000
Agricultural exports (US$ million) 70   63   62
Banks credits to agriculture ($ million) 46   33   16
Agricultural exports/total exports 10.60%   9.30%   8.60%
         
Industry
 1998
    1999     2000
Industrial exports (US$ million) 591   614   652
Banks credits to industry (US$ million) 207   149   72
Industrial exports/total exports 89.40%   90.70%   90.90%
Industrial machinery imports ($ million) 171   113   94
         
Total Number of new factories 451   526   418
Mineral products 98   131   106
Food products 113   117   98
Wood & furniture 56   84   57
Others 25   19   41
Chemical products 43   37   29
Textile & clothes 22   37   21
Non mineral products 23   40   17
Jewelry 18   10   14
Machines 25   29   14
Paper products 16   12   13
Tanned leather 12   6   8
         
Newly created jobs 3,654   3,886   3,762
New capital (LBP million) 192,909   128,194   104,796
         
Construction
 1998
    1999     2000
Construction permits ( ' 000 sqm) 9,834   8,424   6,857
Beirut 599   725   489
Mount Lebanon 5,124   3,805   2,953
North 1,850   1,666   1,505
South 1,390   1,373   1,214
Bekaa 871   855   697
         
Transport
 1998
    1999     2000
Beirut Port activity          
Number of ships 2,840   2,812   2,552
Number of containers 135,437   102,215   102,038
Merchandise ('000 tons) 5,565   5,550   4,834
         
Beirut Airport activity          
Number of planes 25,010   27,878   29,707
Number of passengers ('000) 1,996   2,111   2,245
         
Energy
 1998
    1999     2000
Electricity generated (million Kwh) 8,988   9,025   9,111
Oil imports (‘000 metric tons) 4,636   4,962   4,392
         
Foreign trade (US$ million)
 1998
    1999     2000
Imports 7,060   6,206   6,228
Exports 661   677   714
Trade Balance -6,399   -5,529   -5,514
Exports/Imports 10.10%   10.90%   11.50%
         
Exports to main trade partners
 1998
    1999     2000
Saudi Arabia 13.20%   10.50%   10.90%
U.A.E 9.10%   8.00%   10.50%
U.S 6.80%   6.20%   6.40%
France 7.00%   7.70%   5.20%
Syria 7.00%   4.70%   3.60%
         
Imports from main trade partners
 1998
    1999     2000
Italy 11.50%   10.90%   10.90%
France 9.70%   9.60%   8.50%
Germany 8.70%   8.90%   8.40%
U.S 9.30%   8.10%   7.30%
Switzerland 6.30%   7.10%   6.90%
         
Main exports
 1998
    1999     2000
Jewelry 10.40%   14.20%   17.80%
Chemical products 13.20%   12.60%   12.30%
Electrical equipment 9.50%   10.80%   10.50%
Food products 10.70%   10.90%   10.10%
Metals and metal products 10.30%   11.70%   8.80%
Paper and paper products 8.00%   8.00%   7.40%
         
Main imports
 1998
    1999     2000
Mineral products 7.90%   9.90%   17.60%
Electrical equipment 16.10%   14.70%   12.90%
Vehicles