
Syria

- Population: 18.6 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Damascus
- Area: 185,180 sq km (71,498 sq miles)
- Major language: Arabic
- Major religion: Islam
- Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Syrian pound = 100 piastres
- Syria Times - English-language

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