Population
19,314,747

Official Language
Arabic

National Anthem
Homet el Diyar - Guardians of the Homeland

Capital
Damascus

Currency
Syrian pound

Government

• Presidential Republic
• Chief of State/President - Bashar al-asad
• Vice President - Farouk al-shara (foreign policy)
• Vice President Najah al-attar (cultural policy)
• Head of Government/Prime Minister - Muhammad Naji al-urti
• Deputy Prime Minister - Abdallah al-dardari (economic affairs)

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Major Airports

• Al Qamishli
• Aleppa
• Madinat Ath Thaurah
• Damascus

Miscellaneous Facts

• Total Size - 183,885 square kilometers / 71,479 square miles
• Country Code - +963
• Internet Extension - .sy

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Work Force
5.505 million

Work Force by Occupation

• Agriculture - 26%
• Industry - 14%
• Services - 60%

Unemployment
12.5%

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Economy

• Government implemented modest economic reforms.

Industries

• petroleum
• textiles
• food processing
• beverages
• tobacco
• phosphate rock mining
• cement
• oil seeds crushing

Exports

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

Imports

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

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Political parties

• National Progressive Front
• Socialist Unionist Democratic Party
• Syrian Arab Socialist Union
• Syrian Communist Party (two branches)
• Syrian Social Nationalist Party
• Unionist Socialist Party