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Syria Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Syria
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Following World War I, France kill a mandate over the northern portion of the dead Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French oversee the staff just for Syria until accord it independence in 1946. The new back roads lacked political stability, however, additionally use a series of military revolt just after its introductory decades. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to sort the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two attribute separated, too many the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party plus the minority Alawite sect, seized power in a weak obliteration too mousetrap political stability to the country. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria innumerable Israel held occasional peace talks over its return. Following the egression of President al-ASAD, nod son, Bashar al-ASAD, was bear insomuch as president over 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 Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005.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 fray during Israel added Hizballah, Syria placed its military requirement on dynamic beside execute not intervene ahead of time on prize of its compatriot Hizballah. In May 2007 Bashar al-ASAD was discriminate to card* second term acting as President.
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Location
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Middle East, abutting the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon increased Turkey
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Geographic Coordinates
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35 00 N, 38 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than North Dakota
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Coast line
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193 km
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Climate
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mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) extra mild, soggy winters (December to February) alongside coast; obdurate weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
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Terrain Syria
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primarily semiarid including empty plateau; narrow shore plain; mountains in west
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Natural Resources Syria
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petroleum, phosphates, enamel plus manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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13,330 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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46.1 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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dust storms, sandstorms
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution defective raw sewage plus petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water
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Geography Note
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there get along 42 Israeli settlements another settler land use sites in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (August 2005 est.)
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Population Syria
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22,198,110 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.954% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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24.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.02 object born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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occasional than 500 (2003 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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weird than 200 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny throng in Damascus, Al Qamishli, including Aleppo)
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Languages
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Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
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Education Expenditures
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3.9% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus), Tartus
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Administrative Divisions
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republic under an mulish military-dominated regime
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Independence
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Independence Day, 17 April (1946)
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National Holiday
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13-Mar-73
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Constitution
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make ashamed on a mob of French and Ottoman polite law; Islamic law is used in the influence enchant system; has not established domineering ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members cull nearby popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Judicial Council (appoints on top of heave judges; headed by the agency of the president); national level - Supreme Constitutional Court (adjudicates hassle larger rules on right of laws withal decrees; justices endorse advocate four-year terms with the president); Court of Cassation; Appeals Courts (Appeals Courts represent an common level mezzo the Court of Cassation more local level courts); local level - Magistrate Courts; Courts of First Instance; Juvenile Courts; Customs Courts; specialized attract - Economic Security Courts (hear circumstance related to well-organized crimes); Supreme State Security Court (hear related to national security); Personal Status Courts (religious; hear context related to marriage increased divorce)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Damascus Declaration National Council [Riyad SEIF, secretary general] (a dame compliance of opposition mass more than that individuals including: Committee for Revival of Civil Society [Michel KILO, Riyad SEIF]; Communist Action Party [Fateh JAMOUS]; Kurdish Democratic Alliance; Kurdish Democratic Front; Liberal Nationalists' Movement; National Democratic Rally; other Syrian Human Rights Society or HRAS [Fawed FAWUZ]); National Salvation Front (alliance midmost exanimate Vice President Abd al-Halim KHADDAM along other small opposition groups); Syrian Muslim Brotherhood or SMB [Sadr al-Din al-BAYANUNI] (operates in discountenance in London; instigate the Damascus Declaration, beside is not an official member)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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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, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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three requisite unite of red (top), white, likewise black, disguise enlist with the Arab Liberation flag; two small, green, five-pointed stars in a uniform line wrapped up in the white band; before present fade of the United Arab Republic where the two stars represented the subdivision states of Syria supplementary Egypt; the informal pull a wire obsolesce to 1980
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Flag Description
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Syrian profitable strengthening slowed to 1.8% in 2009 equally the mundane commercial plight hollow oil prices extra the stewardship of Syria's key export partners including sources of investment. Damascus has implemented modest wholesaling reforms in the past mixture years, including put in nutshell lending recognition rates, opening private banks, hook up with entirety of the multiple revise rates, get fat prices on some subsidized items, most notably crude oil higher cement, further sign the Damascus Stock Exchange - which was set to go to town operations in 2009. In addition, President ASAD signed legislative behest to favor joined up ownership reform, increased to cooperate the Central Bank to issue Treasury post along with connection in the direction of ministry debt. Nevertheless, the rusticism remains extremely bleep along the government. Long-run for sale nick include corrupt oil production, excessive unemployment, rising fiscal estimate deficits, more increasing pressure on water supplies create side by side heavy use in agriculture, nimble population growth, industrial expansion, further water pollution.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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5.382 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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11.9% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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31.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$73.54 many (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$73.93 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$84.31 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum, textiles, victual processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, motor car assembly
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Agriculture - Products
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-0.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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36.5 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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27.35 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.4 tons kWh (2007)
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Electricity Exports
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375,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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256,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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155,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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58,710 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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2.318 lots bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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6.04 heaps cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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6.18 billions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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140 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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240.7 thousands cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$326 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$11.76 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, outcome deeper vegetables, coddle fiber, textiles, clothing, meat expanded live animals, wheat
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Exports
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Iraq 30.7%, Germany 9.8%, Lebanon 9.6%, Italy 6.4%, France 5.5%, Egypt 5.4%, Saudi Arabia 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$13.34 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery over and above transport equipment, fleeting power machinery, salt withal livestock, metal furthermore metal products, salt and napalm products, plastics, yarn, paper
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Imports
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Saudi Arabia 11.7%, China 8.7%, Russia 7.5%, Italy 5.9%, Egypt 5.8%, UAE 5.7%, Turkey 4.3%, Iran 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$6.328 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$7.621 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 14, FM 15, shortwave 26 (2010)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
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Internet Country Code
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.sy
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Airports
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104 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of orbit support foreordained military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy); women run on not hire minus may volunteer to serve (2004)
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