Syria
- Official Name:
- Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)
- Area:
- 185.180 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 19.314.747 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 193 km
- Capital:
- Damascus
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Baniyas, Latakia
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Political divisions:
- 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 17 April (1946)
- Nationality:
- Syrian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- Internet country code:
- .sy
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Syrian pound (SYP) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 4.100 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 24.260.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2005 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 24%
- Industry: 18%
- Services: 58%
- Labor force:
- 5.505.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2003):
-
- Agriculture 26%
- Industry: 14%
- Services 60%
- Unemployment rate:
- 12,5% (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 22,1% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD8.700.000.000
- Expenditures: USD9.900.000.000
- Public debt:
- 37,9% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -529.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 6.923.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
- Exports - Partners:
- Iraq 26,3%, Italy 10%, Germany 9,9%, Lebanon 9,1%, Egypt 5,1%, France 4,9%, Saudi Arabia 4,6% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 6.634.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper
- Imports - partners:
- Saudi Arabia 11,6%, China 6,1%, Egypt 5,9%, Italy 5,8%, UAE 5,7%, Ukraine 4,6%, Germany 4,5%, Iran 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 5.500.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 8.355.000.000 (2006)
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