| Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية
Al-Jumhūriyyah Al-‘Arabīyah As-Sūriyyah |
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Anthem: "Homat el Diyar"
"Guardians of the Land"
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| Capital | Damascus
33°30′N36°18′E / 33.5°N 36.3°E / 33.5; 36.3 |
| Largest city | Aleppo |
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| Official language(s) | Arabic1 |
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| Demonym | Syrian |
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| Government | Unitarysemi-presidentialconstitutionalrepublic[1] |
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| - | President | Bashar al-Assad |
| - | Prime Minister | Riyad Farid Hijab |
| Legislature | People's Council |
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| Independence |
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| - | from France | 17 April 1946 |
| - | from the United Arab Republic | 28 September 1961 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 185,180 km2 (89th)
71,479 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.1 |
| Population |
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| - | July 2012 estimate | 22,530,746[2] (53rd) |
| - | Density | 118.3/km2 (101st)
306.5/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $107.831 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $5,040[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $59.957 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $2,802[3] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.632[4] (medium) (119th) |
| Currency | Syrian pound (SYP) |
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| Time zone | EET(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the | Right |
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| Internet TLD | .sy, سوريا. |
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| Calling code | 9632 |
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| 1 | Arabic is the official language; spoken languages and varieties are: Syrian Arabic, North Mesopotamian Arabic, Kurmanji Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, Turkish[5] |
| 2 | 02 from Lebanon |
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