BibleLands - Christian Love in Action
Supporting Health, Education and Community Development in the Lands of the Bible
Areas of Our Work

Israel and Palestine

Egypt

Lebanon

BibleLands' People and Vacancies

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Partners in Lebanon

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Key Facts

  • Capital: Beirut
  • Head of State: Michel Sleiman
  • Prime Minister-designate: Najib Miqati

  • Population: 4 million

  • Religion: Muslim 59%, Christian 32%, Other 9%. There are 18 registered sects including Maronite Christian, Shia Muslim, Sunni Muslim and Druze

  • Languages: Arabic, English, French, Armenian

  • Literacy: 87%

  • Life expectancy: 71.9 years

  • GDP per capita (US $): 7,708

Information Sources: Foreign & Commonwealth Office; CIA World Factbook; Operation World (Biblica Publishing, 2010)

Beirut

Al-Kafaàt Foundation

Armenian Evangelical Schools:

Beit el Nour

BLESSED (Lebanese Evangelical School for the Blind)

Cedar Home

Centres for Armenian Handicapped

Habitat for Humanity Lebanon

Joint Christian Committee for Social Service (JCC)

Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD)

St Luke's Centre

Zvartnotz

Bekaa Valley

  • Lebanon’s largest and most fertile area of agricultural land.

Anjar Armenian Evangelical School

JL Schneller School

Swiss Evangelical School, Mejdelanjar

Jbeil (Byblos)

Birds' Nest Home

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