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About
Syria: |
 | Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Damascus (Dimashq)
Main Cities: Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Latakia
Population: 14,262,000
Area: 185,180 km2
Currency: 1 Syrian pound = 100 piastres
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian
Religions: Muslim, Christian |
| More about
Syria: a republic in W Asia, on the Mediterranean: ruled by the Ottoman Turks (1516-1918); made a French mandate in 1920; became independent in 1944; joined Egypt in the United Arab Republic (1958-61). Official language: Arabic. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: Syrian pound. Capital: Damascus. Pop.: 18 223 000 (2004 est.). Area: 185 180 sq. km (71 498 sq. miles) |
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