Syria
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 | Country: | Syria | | Country (UN): | Syrian Arab Republic | | Internet: | .sy | | Continent: | Asia / Middle East | | Area: | 185180 sq km | | Population: | 18,881,361 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) | | Population: | 19512.372 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) | | Population Men: | 9822.752 | | Population Women: | 9689.62 | | Annual Growth Rate: | 2.492 % | | Birth Rate: | 27.76 % | | Death Rate: | 4.81 % | | Life Expectancy: | 70.32 years | | Infant Mortality Rate: | 28.61 % | | Fertility Rate: | 3.4 % | | HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: | 0.1 % | | HIV AIDS Living With: | 500 | | HIV AIDS Deaths: | 200 | | Labor Force: | 5,505,000 | | Unemployment Rate: | 8 % | | GDP Per Capita: | $4,000 | | GDP Purchasing Power: | $75,100,000,000 | | GDP Real Growth: | 2.9 | | Industrial Growth: | 1.5 | | Inflation Rate CP: | 7 % | | Investment Gross Fixed: | 22.1 | | Public Debt: | 38 | | Capital: | Damascus | | Capital Population: | 2381800 (metro area) / 1861900 | | Capital Coordinates: | 33 30 N, 36 18 E | | UTC Offset: | 2 | | Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: | 7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time | | Daylight Saving Time: | +1hr, begins 1 April; ends 30 September | | Merchant Marine: | 108 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) | | Waterways: | 900 km | | Roadways: | 94890 km | | Railways: | 2711 km | | Airports: | 92 (total paved or unpaved) | | Internet Users: | 1100000 | | Internet Hosts: | 66 | | Telephones Mobile: | 2,950,000 | | Telephones Main: | 2903000 | | Debt External: | $8,355,000,000 | | Foreign Exchange Reserves: | $5,500,000,000 | | Imports: | $6,634,000,000 | | Exports: | $6,923,000,000 | | Current Account Balance: | -$1,065,000,000 | | Natural Gas Reserves: | 240,700,000,000 | | Natural Gas Imports: | 0 | | Natural Gas Exports: | 0 | | Natural Gas Consumption: | 7,100,000,000 | | Natural Gas Production: | 7,100,000,000 | | Electricity Consumption: | 27,570,000,000 | | Electricity Production: | 29,640,000,000 | | Oil Consumption: | 265,000 | | Oil Exports: | 285,000 | | Oil Production: | 420,000 | | Oil Reserves: | 2,500,000,000 |
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Map of Syria
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