To the Lebanese: How many are actually in Lebanon?

[stuart]

Another question that I was curious about, with the amount of new Lebanese members here at IBN, it seems many of you aren't actually in Lebanon. So I was wondering; though you may have been born in Lebanon, where do you live right now?

Stuart

[sinobball]

I heard the overseas Lebanese population is 3X greater than population in Lebanon.

[marko]

thats true sinoball

personally i live in lebanon and never was outside it

[rikhardur]

Some stuff about the Lebanese diaspora, very interesting:

"Apart from the three and a half million citizens of Lebanon proper, there is a sizeable Lebanese diaspora. No accurate numbers are available, so estimates on the total size of the diaspora vary wildly, from conservative estimates of 4-5 million to a maximum, and probably inflated, figure of 15 million. Most Lebanese emigrants and their descendants are Christian. Lebanese Christian families are economically and politically prominent in several Latin American countries, and make up a substantial portion of the Arab American community in the United States. The largest Lebanese diaspora is located in Brazil, where about 7 million people have Lebanese descent (see Arab Brazilian).

The large size of Lebanon's diaspora may be partly explained by the historical and cultural tradition of sea-faring and travelling, which stretches back to Lebanon's ancient Phoenician origins and its role as a "gateway" of relations between Europe and the Middle East. It has been commonplace for Lebanese citizens to emigrate in search of economic prosperity. Furthermore, on several occasions in the last two centuries the Lebanese population has endured periods of ethnic cleansing and displacement (for example, 1840-60 and 1975-90). These factors have contributed to the geographical mobility of the Lebanese people."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogra...anese_diaspora

[marc333]

As for me, I was born in France and lived 10 years there; then I moved to Lebanon where I lived 8 years...
I'm in France now because I've been evacuated by boat when the war began in july, but I'm going to return soon.
In fact my life is divided between France and Lebanon since I have family in both countries..I believe it's the case of a very large number of Lebanese citizens

[YAROUNI10]

i was borun in lebanon and lived their for more than 13 years ...
then i moved the usa coz my dad bussines is here but always go to lebanon in a vactions

[joe]

i left lebanon 3 years ago
now i am in canada i am studying here

[Maroun]

Still here in Lebanon

[elfenomeno]

I was born in Lebanon and lived there for 17 years, i came to france to study 3 years ago, but i will surely return to my home country.

[Captain]

I was born in lebanon.And im living in Lebanon now and forever.

[sinobball]

Question: why is Lebanon abbreviated "LIB" now and not "LEB" like before?

[marko]

i really dunno i was surprised

in french its liban so maybe

[daniab]

Nice Thread.
Theres no accurate statistics about it,but some estimation say that theres 18million lebanese in all the world,some are with lebanese passport and some needs to be re-given the nationality as some are asking in lebanon.
The most presence for the lebanese is in Brazil where theres around 10 million,in canada and Australia the second largest lebanese popularity where most of our rugby players are born and play in the Rugby Australian league
If you take a look on the australian football squad,you can find many from lebanese origine like Ahmad El rich and his brother,and another one from lebanese family (Sarkis)

Shakira,is a good exemple,shes from Zahle-Lebanon and she was born in Venuzuela !
Salma Hayek,Massari and kurl Wolf are also from lebanon but moslty grew up in USA.

If i tell how man bball players we have outside u will not believe !

[daniab]

Question: why is Lebanon abbreviated "LIB" now and not "LEB" like before?

Liban = LIB
Leb = Lebanon

[mvblair]

We've got a lot of Lebanese ex-patriots in Dayton. The community is so big that they're building a huge new church in the suburbs. One of our city's biggest festivals is the "Lebanese Festival" downtown at Riverscape Park. It's a really nice festival too. It's fun to watch the dancers and music. Plus, some of those Lebanese grandfathers make some delicious food!

Of course, I doubt any of them are using this site.

[Khalid80]

Yo Stuart!
Thax for the thread bro!
I was born in Lebanon but lived 8 years of my life in the Emirates (Gulf) and 4 years in Tunisia (Africa). My family moved back to Lebanon in 1992 after the war ended.
I also lived in England in 2003 and 2004 where I completed my Masters Degree and now i'm currently living and working here in Lebanon.

[daniab]

We've got a lot of Lebanese ex-patriots in Dayton. The community is so big that they're building a huge new church in the suburbs. One of our city's biggest festivals is the "Lebanese Festival" downtown at Riverscape Park. It's a really nice festival too. It's fun to watch the dancers and music. Plus, some of those Lebanese grandfathers make some delicious food!

Of course, I doubt any of them are using this site.

If am not wrong,theres 75000 lebanese in Houston only
Really,wherever you go you will find a lot a lot of lebanese.Sometimes this is positive and sometimes negative,the worst thing is that our Smart guys are leaving to work outside
To answer the question of Stuart,in lebanon theres around a 3.5 millions.

[zouz]

i was born in lebanon and now after 23 years am gonna leave lebanon for uae to work there...i love my country and i wish i can work here but i cannot built a life unfortunatly with all the political and economical problems

[Khalid80]

Here is some info. for u guys about Lebanese-Americans (I got this info from Wikipedia):

"Lebanese Americans are American citizens of Lebanese descent. This includes both those who are native to the United States as well as Lebanese immigrants to America. The vast majority of them are Christians, in particular Maronites. Lebanese Americans are the largest Arab group in America, comprising 0.16% of the American population as of the American Community Survey estimations for year 2006, and 32.4% of all Arabs. Over three million Americans are claimed at least partial Lebanese ancestry by Lebanese American activists.

Dearborn, Michigan has the highest concentration of Arab Americans in the United States, at over 30%. Of these Arab Americans, two thirds are Lebanese Americans. The vast majority of them belong to the Shi'ite branch of Islam. The rest of Metro Detroit has Lebanese residents as well. Brooklyn, New York has one of the oldest Lebanese populations in America, dating over 125 years; one large center is in the Bay Ridge section. Once predominately Christian, the Lebanese in Bay Ridge are today equally split between Muslims and Christians. South Paterson, New Jersey historically had a large Lebanese Christian population dating back to the 1890s, but only a few remain, and the neighborhood has largely been replaced by new Palestinian immigrants.

Other cities: San Diego, California, Jacksonville, Florida, Sterling Heights, Michigan, Los Angeles County, Wichita, Kansas, San Francisco, California, Miami, Florida, Fall River, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, and Houston, Texas also have sizeable Lebanese communities.

The Arab American Institute claims that the top five states where Lebanese Americans live are Michigan (11%), California (9%), Ohio (6%), Florida (6%), and Massachusetts (5%)."

[Charbel Sakr]

Another question that I was curious about, with the amount of new Lebanese members here at IBN, it seems many of you aren't actually in Lebanon. So I was wondering; though you may have been born in Lebanon, where do you live right now?

Stuart

I am actually in Lebanon.
Lebanese population outside is at least 3 or 4 times bigger than inside.