Syria: Introduction

Capital: Damascus

Population

Total Population: 20,447,000

Natural Increase: 2.0%

Density: 111 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 54.9%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Aleppo (2,925,000); Damascus (3,000,000); Homs (1,070,000); Al Ladhiqiyah (420,000); Hama (427,000).

Ethnic Origins: Arabs 90%; Armenians, Kurds and others 10%.

Official Language: Arabic

Other Languages Spoken: Kurdish (spoken in the north and north east), Armenian (mainly in Aleppo), Turkish (east of the Euphrates) and Aramaic (biblical language spoken north of Damascus). French is spoken rarely, English prevails in large cities.

Business Language(s): Arabic, French and English.

Religion: Sunni Muslims 74%; Christians (Maronites, Orthodox, others)10%; Religious communities derived from Islam: Alawites, Druzes, Ismaelians 16%; A small Jewish community (mainly in Damascus, Kamishli and Aleppo).

Literacy Rate: 80.8%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Damascus

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)

Country Overview

Area: 185,180 km²

Type of State: Syria is a republic officially based on a parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
A country that depends a lot on its petroleum activity. It ranks 29th in the world with production of 26 million tonnes. Agriculture employs 35% of the active population.

HDI*: 0.589/1

HDI (World Rank): 111/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

19°

Low: 13° | High: 30°

Humidity: 40% | Wind: 19 km/h
Sunrise: 5:27 am | Sunset: 7:32 pm

Damascus, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Syria, Dial 00 or +
To Make a Call to Syria, Dial +963

Internet Suffix: .sy

Telephone Lines: 17.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 16.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 90% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	14,655	18,105	15,291	16,950	16,400
Exports of Goods (million USD)	11,546	15,410	10,855	14,000	10,700
Imports of Services (million USD)	2,917	3,127	2,754	3,377	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	3,562	3,770	4,579	7,040	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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