Lebanon

Capital city — Beirut

Country population
6,848,925
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.73
(93/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
6,330
i
08/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
126
i
08/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
180.9 %
i
08/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
22
i
2011
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2016
Female prisoners
4.7 %
i
08/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2.4 %
i
08/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
64.7 %
i
08/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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Introduction

Country population

6,848,925

i

2018

Type of government

Parliamentary Republic

Human Development Index

0.73

(93/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

4

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report