Editing Demographics of Lebanon (section)

====Christians====
[[File:Lebanon religion map by municipality.png|thumb|Religion map of Lebanon by municipality according to municipal elections data.]]
According to the [[CIA World Factbook]],<ref name="CIAWorldFactbook2021" /> in 2021, the Christian population in Lebanon was estimated at 44%. In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Christian sect in Lebanon was made:

* [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronite Christians]] are the largest of the Christian groups who in total account for about 32.4% of the total population of Lebanon.<ref name="Lebanon: people and society"/> They have had a long and continuous association with the [[Roman Catholic Church]], but have their own [[List of Maronite Patriarchs|patriarch]], [[liturgy]], and customs. Traditionally they had good relations with the [[Western world]], especially [[France]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/place/Lebanon/Government-and-society#toc23374|title=French Mandate|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> and the [[Holy See|Vatican]].<ref>[http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Fr.-Samir:-Benedict-XVI’s-courage-carries-the-Churches-of-the-Middle-East-and-the-Arab-Spring-25780.html Fr. Samir: Benedict XVI’s courage carries the Churches of the Middle East and the Arab Spring]</ref> After 1920 they traditionally dominated the Lebanese government and civil positions, although their influence significantly diminished following the [[Lebanese Civil War]] and [[Taif Agreement]]. Today the Maronites are believed to compose about 26% of the population, concentrated mainly in the province of [[Mount Lebanon Governorate|Mount Lebanon]] and Eastern Beirut ([[Greater Beirut]]).
* The second largest Christian group is the [[Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Eastern Orthodox]] that constitute at least 9%<ref name="state.gov"/> of the population. The Orthodox church is existent in other parts of the [[Arab world]], especially in [[Syria]] and among [[Palestinian Christians]]. Orthodox Christians were often noted for their [[Pan-Arabism|Pan-Arab]] and [[Syria (region)|Pan-Syrian]] leanings, and have close relations with Eastern Orthodox European countries like [[Greece]], [[Cyprus]], [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Serbia]] and [[Romania]]. The positions of Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister are reserved for Eastern Orthodox Christians.
* The [[Melkite Christianity in Lebanon|Melkite Catholics]] are thought to constitute about 6%<ref name="state.gov"/> of the population.
* The [[Protestantism in Lebanon|Protestants]] are thought to constitute about 1%<ref name="state.gov"/> of the population.
* The remaining Christian churches are thought to constitute another 5%<ref name="state.gov"/> of the population ([[Roman Catholicism in Lebanon|Roman Catholics]], Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic, [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]], [[Syriac Catholic Church|Syriac Catholic]], and Assyrians.)