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Coat of arms
Anthem
Homat el Diyar
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English (Guardians of the Homeland)
Capital
(and largest city)
Damascus
33°30′N, 36°18′E
Official languages
Arabic
Government
Presidential Republic
Independence
from France
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First declaration
September 1936
1
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Second declaration
January 1, 1944
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Recognized
April 17, 1946
Area
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Total
183,885 km² (88th)
71,479 sq mi
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Water (%)
0.06
Population
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July 2007 estimate
20,314,747 (55th)
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Density
103 /km² (96th)
267 /sq mi
GDP
(PPP)
2005 estimate
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Total
$71.74 billion (65th)
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Per capita
$5,348 (101st)
HDI
(2004)
Template:Medium 0.716 (
medium)
(107th)
Currency
Syrian pound (
SYP
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Time zone
EET
(UTC+2)
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Summer (DST)
EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD
.sy
Calling code
+963
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