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muslims,christians,jews

2006-08-03 21:47:18 · 4 answers · asked by Mamed A 1 in Social Science Sociology

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mixed

Population:
3,8 million Lebanese live in Lebanon (Estimate 2005, last official census 1937)
15 million Lebanese and Lebanese decedents are estimated to be living around the globe
(Largest: Brazil 7 million, USA 3 million)

Ethnic Groups: Lebanon encompasses a great mix of cultures and ethnic groups which have been building up for more than 6000 years. Most of the Lebanese are descendants of the Phoenicians/Canaanites and/or West Aramaic (50-70%). The second largest ethnic group in Lebanon descends from Arabs (20-30%). Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Hebrews, Kurds, Persians and others form about 10%.

Religions: There is no state religion in Lebanon . However, Lebanon officially recognizes 17 religious sects of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The estimate of religion distribution in Lebanon now is about 1% minorities, 40% Christians and about 60% Muslims.

2006-08-03 21:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

3,826,018
muslim : 60%
christians:35%
jewish: 1.3%

pls dont blame me if my info is inaccurate

2006-08-04 04:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by time-OUT 4 · 0 0

going going

2006-08-04 04:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine F 5 · 0 0

it's getting less

2006-08-04 04:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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