AL-JUMHURIYA AL-ARABYA AS-SURIYAH (Syrian Arab Republic)
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| Official Name : | AL-JUMHURIYA AL-ARABYA AS-SURIYAH (Syrian Arab Republic) |
| Land Area: | 185,180 square kilometres (including 1295 square kilometres Israeli occupied). |
| Population: | 18,449,000 (est July 2005). Includes approx 20,000 Israeli squatters in the Golan Heights. |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), Kurdish, Amenian, Aramic, Cicassian, French, English. |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslin 74%, other Muslim sects 15%, Christian 10%. |
| Capital: | Damascus (Dimashq). Population 2,900,000 |
| Currency: | Syrian pound, divided into 100 piastres. |
| Independant: | 1946, from France. |
| Geography: | The fertile western coastal strip is well watered, intensly cultivated and densely inhabited. Eastward are the Alawite and ash-Sharqi mountain ranges divided by the Orontes river, and beyond this lies the eastern reaches of the Syrian Desert. 27% of the land is arable, and 3% is forested. |
National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Position
in the Middle East |
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Climate
in Damascus - elevation 720m / 2360ft | |
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