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Rebuilding Beirut
Palestinians in Lebanon
The Bekaa Valley
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Indicators Lebanon
Lebanon
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People
Human Development Index (HDI) 81st 15th
Population total (million) 3.5 60.6
Population density (per km2) 311 248
Urban population (%) 87.5 89.1
Life expectancy (years) 72 78.4
Infant mortality (per 1000 births) 27 5
Population growth rate (%) 1.0 0.3
Education
Adult literacy (%) 86.5 99.0
In primary education (%) 91 99.9
Economic, Health & Social
GDP (US$ per capita) 4,224 30,253
Share of the world�s total of carbon dioxide emissions (%) 0.1 2.5
TVs (per 1,000 people) 375 645
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 143 423.1
Mobile phones (per 1,000 people) 234 912
Daily calorie intake (per capita) 3,160 3,276
Doctors (per 100,000 people) 3.2 164
Sources: UN Cyberschool Bus and UN Human Development Report 2005

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