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Population:
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3,777,218 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.9% (male 517,356; female 496,888)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 1,197,430; female 1,305,339)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 117,930; female 142,275) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 26.9 years
male: 25.9 years
female: 27.9 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.3% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.28 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 25.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 28.21 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.35 years
male: 69.91 years
female: 74.91 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.95 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.09% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Lebanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Lebanese
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
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Religions:
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Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant), other 1.3%
note: seventeen religious sects recognized
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.)
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