Capital: | Damascus | Surface area: | 185'180 km2 | By comparison: | Switzerland: about 40'000 km2 | Population: | 17 mil (92 inhabit. per km2) | Annual population growth rate: | 2.5% | Languages: | Arabic | Religion: | 90% Muslim, 9% Christian | Currency: | Syria-Pound | GNP per inhabitant and year: | 1'130 US-$ |
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