Editing Demographics of Lebanon (section)

====18 recognized religious groups====
[[File:Lebanon religious groups.jpg|thumb|140px|upright|An estimate of the area distribution of Lebanon's main religious groups]]
[[File:Lebanon religious groups distribution.jpg|thumb|140px|upright|Distribution of Lebanon's religious groups according to 2009 municipal election data]]
The present [[Constitution of Lebanon|Lebanese Constitution]] officially acknowledges 18 religious groups (see below). These have the right to handle [[family law]] according to their courts and traditions, and they are the basic players in Lebanon's complex sectarian politics.

* [[Alawites in Lebanon|Alawite]]
* [[Armenian Catholic]]
* [[Armenian Orthodox]]
* [[Assyrian Church of the East]]
* [[Chaldean Catholic Church|Chaldean Catholic]]
* [[Copt]]s
* [[Druze in Lebanon|Druze]]
* [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]]
* [[Ismailis in Lebanon|Isma'ili]]
* [[Lebanese Jews|Jewish]]
* [[Roman Catholicism in Lebanon|Latin Catholic]]
* [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronite Catholic]]
* [[Melkite Christianity in Lebanon|Melkite Greek Catholic]]
* [[Protestantism in Lebanon|Protestant]]
* [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
* [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
* [[Syriac Catholic Church]]
* [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]