Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. School Enrollment by Province, 1981-82

Province	Preprimary	Primary	Inter mediate	Secondary	Total	Percentage of total school enrollment
Bayrut	53,750	157,820	78,712	34,829	325,111	42
Jabal Lubnan	15,450	50,311	26,868	8,960	101,589	13
Ash Shamal	20,037	78,876	28,993	10,848	138,754	18
Al Biqa	16,261	59,308	20,169	5,987	101,725	13
Al Janub	14,924	55,905	24,166	10,496	105,491	14
TOTAL	120,422	402,220	178,908	71,120	772,670	100

Source: Based on information from Lebanon, Ministry of National Education and Fine Arts, Educational Center for Research and Development, Al Ahsa'at al Awwaliyyah lil 'Am ad Dirasi, 1981- 82 (Basic Statistics for the 1981-82 School Year), Beirut, n.d., 5-7.

Table 3. Principal Institutions of Higher Learning, 1981- 82

Institutions	Males	Females	Total Number of Students	Lebanese Students as Percentage of Total
Lebanese University	15,190	13,858	29,048	93
Beirut Arab University	19,734	5,122	24,856	11
St. Joseph's university	2,851	2,530	5,381	94
American University of Beirut	2,813	1,896	4,709	76
Holy Spirit University	1,274	970	2,244	97
Beirut University College	815	998	1,813	76

Table 4. Hospitals, Beds, and Dispensaries by Province, 1982

	Bayrut	Jabal Lubnan	Ash Shamal	Al Janub	Al Biqa
Hospitals
Private	22	23	15	15	6
Public	1	4	3	5	4
Total hospitals	23	27	18	20	10
Beds
Private	2,119	1,663	784	824	324
Public	20	160	130	170	210
Total beds	2,139	1,823	914	994	534
Dispensaries	48	187	61	133	78

Source: Based on information from World Health Organization, Reconstruction of the Health Services in Lebanon, Geneva, 1983, 35-36.

Table 5. Port Activity, Selected Years 1974-83

**(thousands of tons of goods unloaded)**
Port	1974	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Beirut	3,411	n.a.	2,480	2,732	2,195	1,789	2,546
Tripoli	587	825	922	625	722	591	n.a.
Sidon	n.a.	174	88	73	20	n.a.	105

n.a.--not available.

Table 6. Production of Main Crops, 1970-85

**(in thousands of tons)**
	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
Wheat	41	64	55	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	40	50	45	40	35	22	23	20	18	15
Citrus fruit	272	278	296	307	n.a.	n.a.	289	309	314	340	350	365	315	322	310	270
Potatoes	93	109	116	116	n.a.	n.a.	85	45	70	112	145	140	126	125	120	120
Sugar beets	100	146	190	139	n.a.	n.a.	36	123	98	108	30	100	61	55	50	80
Apples	154	220	166	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	85	106	109	79	n.a.	130	126	100	117
Grapes	115	109	107	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	70	71	100	135	125	150	161	160	165	n.a.
Tobacco	7	8	10	4	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	4	4	4	4

n.a.--not available.

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