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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
|
Population
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Estimated
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Aleppo
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1,602,264
|
2020
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Damascus
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1,569,394
|
2020
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Homs
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775,404
|
2020
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| Region: |
Middle East |
| Population: |
24,743,836 |
| Area Total: |
185,180km2 |
| Area Land: |
184,050km2 |
| Coast Line: |
193km |
| Capital: |
Damascus |
| Climate: |
Mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers
(June to August) and mild, rainy winters
(December to February) along coast; cold
weather with snow or sleet periodically
hitting Damascus. |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official)
Kurdish
Armenian
Aramaic
Circassian
French |
| Currency: |
1 Syrian pound (£S$) = 100 piastres |
| Holiday: |
National Day is 17 April (1946), Unity Day is 22 February, Revolution Day is 8 March |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 44.70°F |
| July: |
°C / 82.50°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 13.6" |
Boundaries
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Turkey
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822 km
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Iraq
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605 km
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Jordan
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375 km
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Lebanon
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375 km
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Israel
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76 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Arab
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90.00%
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Kurds, Armenians, & other
|
10.00%
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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74.00%
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Alawite Muslim
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12.00%
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Christian
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10.00%
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Druze
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3.00%
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Jewish
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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