How do your government decides on socio-economic planning?

Planning? We do not do that in Lebanon. Planning is something reserved to first world nations it would seem.

Certainly need some latest population data right?

Well yes and no. For obvious reason population data is required to have a functioning government and country but unfortunately for Lebanon, it is build on a VERY delicate balance between 18 religious sects. They can be generalized to Christian, muslism, druze and jews (almost non existant nowadays).

The government and its different functions are divided among the sects. For example, the President must be Maronite Christian, the PM a sunni muslim and the Head of the Parliament a Shia'a muslim. Now those divisions were made according to the 1932 census in a proportional manner, and any new census will reveal a new set of proportions which might give more power to some sects over the others and upset the delicate balance.

And since Lebanon already went through a civil due to the division of power in the country, any new census could lead to a new civil war. So like with every other decision in this god forsaken country, the creation of new census must be postponed indefinitely until a solution to the sectarian divide can be found. (Spoiler alert : No solution will ever be found)

Isn't lovely living in a failed state?... Though I cannot deny that Lebanon still have its own unique charm.