SYRIA

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الجمهورية العربية السورية Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah Syrian Arab Republic
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Homat el Diyar "Guardians of the Homeland"
Capital (and largest city)	Damascus 33°30′N 36°18′E
Official languages	Arabic
Government	Presidential republic
- President	Bashar al-Assad
- Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji Etri
Independence	from France
- Declared (1)	September 19361
- Declared (2)	January 1, 1944
- Recognized	April 17, 1946
Area
- Total	183,885 km² (88th) 71,479 sq mi
- Water (%)	0.06
Population
- July 2005 estimate	19,043,000 (55th)
- Density	103/km² (96th) 267/sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2005 estimate
- Total	$71.74 billion (65th)
- Per capita	$5,348 (101st)
HDI (2004)	0.716 (medium) (107th)
Currency	Syrian pound (SYP)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD	.sy
Calling code	+963

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LINKS and REFERENCE

• "Arab-Israeli Conflict." The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East. Ed. Avraham Sela. New York: Continuum, 2002. pp. 58-121.

• Sponsoring Terrorism: Syria and Islamic Jihad

• http://www.iranmania.com/News/Article

• http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060627_1_n.shtml

• Freedom in the World 2006 (PDF). Freedom House 
  See also Freedom in the World 2006, List of indices of freedom

• https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sy.html

Government

• Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• The Syrian Baath Party

• Syrian Parliament

Culture

• The Syrian National Film Organization

• Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV

• Al Assad National Library

Economy

• Central Bank of Syria

• The Commercial Bank of Syria

News

• SANA Syrian Arab News Agency Government News Agency

• Cham Press A complete roundup of news about Syria (in Arabic & English)

• Syria, a Presidential Republic Under Military Rule Ynetnews (Israeli newspaper) article about Syria

Syrian Cities, towns & Villages websites

• www.mshtawy.com Mashta Al helou official town website)

• GNU Wikipedia free license

Map of Syria

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