| SYRIA | ||
| AREA
185,180 sq.km. (89th) |
POPULATION
17,951,639 (July 2014) (61st) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| NationalDemography | 0 – 24yrs: 53.3 %
25 – 64yrs: 42.7 % 65yrs and over: 3.9 %
|
| LifeExpectancy | 68.41 yrs
|
| Youth Development Index | 95/170 (High)
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| NationalG.D.P | $107.6 billion (2013 est.) (73rd)
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| Per CapitalIncome | $5,100 (2013 est.) (159th)
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| Currency | Syrian pounds (SYP)
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| EconomicDrivers | crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly
|
| OfficialLanguages | Arabic
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| Other Local
Languages |
Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian (widely understood); French, English (somewhat understood)
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| ClimaticZone | mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus |
| Religious
Expression |
Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian) 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo) |
| Christian UmbrellaOrganization(s) | Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East
http://www.uaecne.org/ |
| Airports
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Aleppo International Airport
Damascus International Airport Kamishly Airport Bassel Al-Assad International Airport
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Airstrips |
Al-Hasakah Airstrips Aleppo Airstrips Ar-Raqqah Airstrips As-Suwayda Airstrips Damascus Airstrips Homs Airstrips Rif Dimashq Airstrips
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| Road Network | 69,873 km |
| Rail Network | 2,139 km |
| CorruptionRating | 168/177 |
| SecurityRating | 59% (Extreme Security Risks) |
