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Syria      Country: Syria Country (UN): Syrian Arab Republic Internet: .sy Continent: Asia / Middle East Area: 185180 sq km Population: 18,881,361 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 19512.372 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 9822.752 Population Women: 9689.62 Annual Growth Rate: 2.492 % Birth Rate: 27.76 % Death Rate: 4.81 % Life Expectancy: 70.32 years Infant Mortality Rate: 28.61 % Fertility Rate: 3.4 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 0.1 % HIV AIDS Living With: 500 HIV AIDS Deaths: 200 Labor Force: 5,505,000 Unemployment Rate: 8 % GDP Per Capita: $4,000 GDP Purchasing Power: $75,100,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 2.9 Industrial Growth: 1.5 Inflation Rate CP: 7 % Investment Gross Fixed: 22.1 Public Debt: 38 Capital: Damascus Capital Population: 2381800 (metro area) / 1861900 Capital Coordinates: 33 30 N, 36 18 E UTC Offset: 2 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Daylight Saving Time: +1hr, begins 1 April; ends 30 September Merchant Marine: 108 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Waterways: 900 km Roadways: 94890 km Railways: 2711 km Airports: 92 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 1100000 Internet Hosts: 66 Telephones Mobile: 2,950,000 Telephones Main: 2903000 Debt External: $8,355,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $5,500,000,000 Imports: $6,634,000,000 Exports: $6,923,000,000 Current Account Balance: -$1,065,000,000 Natural Gas Reserves: 240,700,000,000 Natural Gas Imports: 0 Natural Gas Exports: 0 Natural Gas Consumption: 7,100,000,000 Natural Gas Production: 7,100,000,000 Electricity Consumption: 27,570,000,000 Electricity Production: 29,640,000,000 Oil Consumption: 265,000 Oil Exports: 285,000 Oil Production: 420,000 Oil Reserves: 2,500,000,000  Map of Syria

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