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Syaria
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Capital |
: Damascus (5 milliom est.) |
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Other Cities |
: Aleppo, Homs, Hamah, Al Hasakah, Idlib and Latakia |
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Population |
: 18.6 million (est.) |
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Size |
: 185,180 sq km |
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Ethnicity |
: Arab 90.3%. Kurds, Armenians and others 9.7% |
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Religion |
: Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite 11%, Druze and other Muslim sects5%, Christian (various) 10%. About 100 Jews remain in Syria |
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Languages |
: Arabic (official), Kurdiah, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, some French and English |
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National Day |
: Evacuation Day April 17 |
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Head of State |
: President: Bashar al-Asad,
Prime Minister : Mohammed Naji al-Otari |
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Economy |
: GDP |
$23 billion |
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: Trading
partners |
Germany, Italy, Turkey, France, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Korea, China |
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: Major export
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Crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat |
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: Major import |
Machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper |
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: Currency |
Syrian Pound (SYP) |
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: Exchange rate
(approx) |
Syrian pounds per US dollar - 50.0085 (2007) |
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Mass Media |
: TV Station |
Syria tv - (http://www.araboo.com/dir/syrian-television-stations) |
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: Radio Station |
Syarian Radio - (http://radiostationworld.com/locations/syria/) |
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: New Agencies |
Syrian Newspaper (in Arabic) -
An English language daily News. - (http://www.teshreen.com/syriatimes/index.htm) |
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Telecommunication |
: Access to
internet |
1.5 million (2006) |
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: Internet TLD |
.sy |
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: Access to phone |
fixed line - 10.808 million (2006),
cellular - 18.001 million (2006) |
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: International
Dialing Code |
+963 |
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: Broadcast
Format |
(B) PAL |
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: Voltage |
220 V |
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: Electrical
System |
C, E, & L |
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Selected Website |
: Official
Website |
Official site with general information on Syria. - (http://www.syriatourism.org/)
The Ministry of Information. - (http://www.moi-syria.com/) |
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