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Est. Population:
17,185,170
Demonym:
Syrian
Religions:
Muslim (90.1%)
Christian (6.0%)
Druze (2.4%)
Atheist (1.6%)
Largest City:
Aleppo (2,132,000)
Other Cities:
Damascus (1,414,913)
Homs (652,609)
Latakia (383,786)
Hama (312,994)
Ar-Raqqah (220,488)
Region:
Middle East
Bodies of Water:
Mediterranean Sea (West)
Total Area:
185,180 km2 (99.2% land, 0.8% water)
Total Land:
2,253 km
Total Coastline:
193 km
Climate
Mostly desert
Terrain:
Semiarid desert plateau
Narrow coastal plain
Western mountains
Highest Point
Mount Hermon (2,814 m)
Lowest Point
Unnamed location (-200 m)
Natural Disasters
Dust storms
Sandstorms
Volcanic activity
Type:
Republic under authoritarian regime
Head of Government:
President Bashar al-Asad
Head of State and Government:
Prime Minister Imad Khamis
Admin. Divisions
14 Provinces
Independence:
17 April 1946 (from France)
Nat'l Symbol:
Hawk
Nat'l Anthem:
Humat ad-Diyar
GDP Per Capita
$5,100 (USD)
Currency
£ (Syrian Pound)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = £ (Syrian Pound)515.00
Internet Code
.sy
Telephone Code
+963
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Heavy importance is placed on family in Syrian culture.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SZ (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.cbssyr.sy/index-EN.htm (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 3 December 2016
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