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In a country sinking into crisis, more and more Lebanese depend on money sent to them by relatives from abroad to survive. Remittances from the Lebanese diaspora, one of the largest in the world, partly explain why Lebanon has yet to descend into social chaos or full-scale revolt, despite the country going through what the World Bank classifies as one of the worst financial crises since the mid-19th century.
Built over more than a century, the Lebanese diaspora is made up of approximately 14 million people across five continents, compared to just four million inside Lebanon. These expats have always sent money home to their families to make ends meet. Since the crisis, these remittances have become the only source of income for many Lebanese households.
Reporting by Chloé Domat and Sophie Guignon from France 24.
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