press rank #114 · 
~$1,117/mo
Can you live unwatched in Lebanon?
Mixed civil liberties, ranked #114 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.
The privacy scorecard
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #114 ~$1,117/mo national average
Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required
No national law requires a child to be vaccinated here. The schedule is an offer, not a duty.
If you skip them: Nothing. No national law requires it.
Exemptions: Not needed: there is no mandate to be exempt from.
Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)
No extradition treaty with the US
5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
6 real places in Lebanon
Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.
Beirut
~$1,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Tripoli (LB)
~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Sidon
~$1,000/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Byblos (Jbeil)
~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Batroun
~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Bcharre
~$1,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Weigh Lebanon against your own threat model
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