August 22nd, 2010 / May 31st, 2018
Syria
Political leadership
President Bashar al-Assad (since 2000)
Prime Minister Imad Khamis (since 3 July 2016)
Land
total: 185,180 sq km Note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory (Golan Heights)
Boundaries
total: 2,253 km
Border countries
| Iraq | 605 km | Israel | 76 km | Jordan | 375 km |
| Lebanon | 375 km | Turkey | 822 km | | |
Coastline
193 km
Population
17,064,854 (2014 est.) (country comparison to the world: 65)Age structure
0-14 years: 32.5% 15-64 years: 63.5% 65+ 4% (2015 est.)Population growth rate
-0.16% (2015 est.)Urbanisation
Urban population: 57.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanisation: 1.37% annual rate of change (2010-2015 est.)Major cities
Aleppo 3.56 million, Damascus (capital) 2.6 million, Homs 1.6 million, Hamah 1.2 million, Latakia 781,000 (2015 est.)Ethnic groups
Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians and other 9.7%Religions
Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Ismaili and Shia 13%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Druze 3%Languages
Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian (widely understood), French, English (somewhat understood)Literacy
(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 86.4% male: 91.7% female: 81% (2015 est.)GDP
$55.8 billion (2014) $61.9 billion (2013)GDP Real growth rate
-9.9% (2014 est.) -36.5% (2013 est.)GDP per capita (PPP)
$5,100 (2011 est.) $5,100 (2010 est.)Unemployment rate
total 57.7% (2014 est.), youth (15-24) 35.8% (2011 est.)Population below poverty line
82.5% (2014 est.)Public debt
57.2% of GDP (2015 est.) 51.1% of GDP (2014 est.)Inflation rate
33.6% (2015 est.)We would like to ask you something …
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