Religious Demographics of Lebanon Map

This map provides an overview of Lebanon’s religious demographics, highlighting the distribution of various religious groups across different regions of the country.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the information and text present on the map:

Title and Main Information:

• Title: Lebanon’s Religious Demographics
• Main Text: Hezbollah controls most Shiite-dominated areas. This election could result in territorial fragmentation if state control erodes further outside of Beirut and local security arrangements prevail over central governance.

Legend:

• Muslim:
  • Sunni (Blue)
  • Shiite (Green)
  • Alawite (Purple)
• Christian:
  • Maronite (Red)
  • Orthodox (Orange)
  • Catholic (Yellow)
  • Armenian Orthodox/Armenian Catholic (Brown)
  • Other Christian (Light Blue)
• Other:
  • Druze (Pink)

Geographic Labels:

• Cities and Regions:
  • Tarabulus
  • Beirut
  • Baabda
  • Zahle
  • Saida
  • Nabatieh
  • Tyre

Key Statistics:

• Pie Chart Breakdown:
  • Sunni: 31.9%
  • Shiite: 31%
  • Christian*: 32.4%
  • Druze: 4.52%
  • Other**: 0.18%
• Christian Includes:*
  • Maronite Catholics
  • Greek Orthodox
  • Greek Catholics (Melkites)
  • Armenian Orthodox
  • Armenian Catholics
  • Syriac Orthodox
  • Syriac Catholics
  • Assyrians
  • Chaldean Catholics
  • Copts
  • Protestants
  • Roman (Latin) Catholics
  • Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
• Other Muslims Include:**
  • Alawites
  • Ismailis
• Other Religions Represented Include:
  • Jews
  • Baha’is
  • Buddhists
  • Hindus

Source Information:

• Source: Creative Commons (Prodummer619), Wilson Center, state.gov (from Statistics Lebanon)
• © 2022, The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy