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Country name:

conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic
conventional short form: Syria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
local short form: Suriyah
former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)

 

Capital:

Damascus

 

Location:

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey

 

Area:

 

Population:

18,016,874
 

 

 map of Syria.

 

Languages:

Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining

 

Exports - commodities:

crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat

 

Imports - commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper

 

Exchange rates:

 

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