LEBANON

Official Country Name LEBANESE REPUBLIC

Languages ARABIC

Population 6,100,075

Median Age 31.3

GDP Per Capita US $19,600

Source: CIA World Factbook

Total Value of Art Exported (UN Comtrade Database 2018) US $11,307,512

Arts Funding (Culture) US $32,265,000

Art Programs (University Level) 3

Student Enrollment N/A

Source: AAP (non-official)

Museums Exhibiting Contemporary Art 6

Contemporary Art Galleries (Commercial) 30

Contemporary Art Spaces (Nonprofit) 8

Art Foundations (NGO + Private) 10

Source: AAP (non-official)

Acknowledgments: Mohammad Abdullah, Amanda Abi Khalil, Muriel Kahwagi, Victoria Lupton, Marie Muracciole

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