According to UNDP (2005), the geographic distribution of extreme poverty indicates that the highest concentration is in the North (41.5%), followed by Mount Lebanon (20%) including the southern and northern suburbs of Beirut, followed by the Beqaa (17%), Nabatieh (9.3%), the South (7.7%) and Beirut (4.4%).
179 According to UNDP (2005), the geographic distribution of extreme poverty indicates that the highest concentration is in the North (41.5%), followed by Mount Lebanon (20%) including the southern and northern suburbs of Beirut, followed by the Beqaa (17%), Nabatieh (9.3%), the South (7.7%) and Beirut (4.4%).