Birth rate: 22.66 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.51 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 31.64 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.64 years male: 68.08 years female: 73.33 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.28 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese
Ethnic groups: Arab 95% Armenian 4% other 1%
Religions: Islam 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups—Alawite or Nusayri, Druze, Isma'ilite, Shi'a and Sunni) Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups—4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic and 1 Protestant) Judaism NEGL%
Languages: Arabic (official), French and English are widely understood.
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.4% male: 90.8% female: 82.2% (1997 est.)
