Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية
*Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah* :
*Anthem: **Homat el Diyar*
*Guardians of the Land* :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Damascus
33°30′N 36°18′E / 33.5, 36.3
Official languages :
Arabic
Government :
Presidential republic under Emergency Law since 1963
Government President :
Bashar al-Assad
Government Prime Minister :
Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Independence :
from France
Independence First declaration :
September 19361
Independence Second declaration :
16072
Independence Recognized :
16909
Area Total :
185,180 km² (88th)
71,479 sq mi
Population 2007 estimate :
19,405,000 (54th)
Population Density :
103/km² (101th)
267/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$87.163 billion[1] (63rd)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$4,491[1] (111th)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$38.970 billion[1] (73rd)
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$2,008[1] (113th)
*HDI* (2007) :
▲ 0.724 (medium) (109th)
Currency :
Syrian pound (SYP)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
EEST (UTC+3)
1 :
The Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936), not ratified by France.
