International rankings of Lebanon
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The following are international rankings of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

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Demographics

  • United Nations
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

    : Population, ranked 124 out of 223 countries
  • CIA World Factbook: Urbanization
    Urbanization by country
    This is a list of countries by urbanization. There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country...

     ranked 21 out of 193 countries

Economy

  • The Wall Street Journal
    The Wall Street Journal
    The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....

     and Heritage Foundation
    Heritage Foundation
    The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...

    : Index of Economic Freedom
    Index of Economic Freedom
    The Index of Economic Freedom is a series of 10 economic measurements created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Its stated objective is to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations....

     2009, ranked 95 out of 179 countries
  • World Bank
    World Bank
    The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...

    : Ease of Doing Business Index
    Ease of Doing Business Index
    The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights...

     2009, ranked 99 out of 181 countries
  • International Monetary Fund
    International Monetary Fund
    The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...

    : GDP per capita 2008, ranked 66 out of 179 countries
  • World Bank
    World Bank
    The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...

    : GDP per capita 2008, ranked 58 out of 170 countries
  • CIA World Factbook: GDP per capita 2008, ranked 75 out of 192 countries


In the 2009 quality of life index, Lebanon ranked in the 54th place ( out of 194 countries ) http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-193840345.html

Lebanon ranked in the 35th largest exporter of IT ICT enabled services among 173 countries http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=107964.org

Education

  • United Nations
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

     gross enrolment ratio 2005, ranked 47 out of 177 countries
  • United Nations Development Programme
    United Nations Development Programme
    The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...

    : literacy rate 2007/2008, ranked 96 out of 177 countries

Geography


Military

  • CIA World Factbook: Military expenditures ranked 78 out of 171 countries
  • CIA World Factbook: Military expenditures ratio to GDP, ranked 45 out of 174 countries

Politics

  • Transparency International
    Transparency International
    Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...

    : Corruption Perceptions Index 2007, ranked 99 out of 179 countries
  • Reporters Without Borders
    Reporters Without Borders
    Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...

    : Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008, ranked 66 out of 173 countries
  • The Economist
    The Economist
    The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...

     EIU
    Economist Intelligence Unit
    The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...

    : Democracy Index
    Democracy Index
    The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that claims to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states...

     2008, ranked 89 out of 167 countries

Tourism

Growth in tourism for 2009, lebanon came first out of 165 countries examined by ( UNWTO ) with an increase of 60% from 2008.

Transportation

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