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Syria is the land that gave humanity the world's first alphabet. A country offertile plains, mountains and deserts, it is home to many different ethnic and religious groups. Modern Syria gained its independence from France in 1946.

Facts about Syria

Administrative 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
Area:	total: 185 ,180 sq km land: 184 ,050 sq km water: 1 ,130 sq km note: includes 1 ,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
Background:	Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I , France administered Syria until its independence in 1946. The country lacked political stability , however , and experienced a series of military coups during its first decades. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961 , the two entities separated , and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In November 1970 , Hafiz al-ASAD , a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party and the minority Alawite sect , seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War , Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. During the 1990s , Syria and Israel held occasional peace talks over its return. Following the death of President al-ASAD , his son , Bashar al-ASAD , was approved as president by popular referendum in July 2000. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah , Syria placed its military forces on alert but did not intervene directly on behalf of its ally Hizballah.
Flag description:	three equal horizontal bands of red (top) , white , and black , colors associated with the Arab Liberation flag; two small , green , five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; former flag of the United Arab Republic where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; similar to the flag of Yemen , which has a plain white band , Iraq , which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band , and that of Egypt , which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; the current design dates to 1980
Capital:	name: Damascus geographic coordinates: 33 30 N , 36 18 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr , begins 1 April; ends 30 September
Climate:	mostly desert; hot , dry , sunny summers (June to August) and mild , rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
Currency code:
Ethnic groups:	Arab 90.3% , Kurds , Armenians , and other 9.7%
Geographic coordinates:	35 00 N , 38 00 E
Geography note:	there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (August 2005 est.)
Government type:	republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime
Imports partners:	Saudi Arabia 12.1% , China 8.9% , Egypt 6.3% , Italy 6.1% , UAE 6% , Ukraine 4.9% , Germany 4.7% , Iran 4.4% (2007)
Internet country code:	.sy
Land boundaries:	193 km
Neighbouring countries:	total: 2 ,253 km border countries: Iraq 605 km , Israel 76 km , Jordan 375 km , Lebanon 375 km , Turkey 822 km
Languages:	Arabic (official); Kurdish , Armenian , Aramaic , Circassian widely understood; French , English somewhat understood
Location:	Middle East , bordering the Mediterranean Sea , between Lebanon and Turkey
Map references:	Middle East
National holiday:	Independence Day , 17 April (1946)
Nationality:	noun: Syrian(s) adjective: Syrian
Natural hazards:	dust storms , sandstorms
Population:	19 ,747 ,586 note: in addition , about 40 ,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20 ,000 Arabs (18 ,000 Druze and 2 ,000 Alawites) and about 20 ,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 est.)
Religions:	Sunni Muslim 74% , other Muslim (includes Alawite , Druze) 16% , Christian (various denominations) 10% , Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus , Al Qamishli , and Aleppo)
Terrain:	primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west
Unemployment rate:	9% (2007 est.)

Capital of Syrian Arab Republic

Dimashq (click to view Dimashq map)

Places in Syria

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Dimashq, the capital city of Syria.

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