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This article is about the modern nation of Syria. For other uses, see Syria (disambiguation).
Syrian Arab Republic
الجمهورية العربية السورية
Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah
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Anthem: Homat el Diyar
Guardians of the Land
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Damascus
33°30′N 36°18′E / 33.5°N 36.3°E / 33.5; 36.3 |
Official languages
| Arabic |
Other common languages
| Aramaic, Armenian, Kurdish, Turkmen |
Demonym
| Syrian |
Government
| Presidential republic under Emergency Law since 1963 |
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President |
Bashar al-Assad |
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Prime Minister |
Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
Independence
| from France |
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First declaration |
September 19361 |
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Second declaration |
1 January 1944 |
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Recognized |
17 April 1946 |
Area
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Total |
185,180 km2 (88th)
71,479 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
0.06 |
Population
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2007 estimate |
19,405,000 (54th) |
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Density |
103/km2 (101st)
267/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2008 estimate |
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Total |
$94.408 billion[1] |
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Per capita |
$4,749[1] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2008 estimate |
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Total |
$54.803 billion[1] |
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Per capita |
$2,756[1] |
| HDI (2007) |
â–² 0.724 (medium) (109th) |
Currency
| Syrian pound (SYP) |
Time zone
| EET (UTC+2) |
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Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
Drives on the
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Internet TLD
| .sy |
Calling code
| 963 |
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The Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936), not ratified by France. |
Map of Syria
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