Syria Country Guide

Syria Facts

• Capital: Damascus
• Population: 19,043,000
• Currency: Syrian pound (SYP)
• Religions: Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
• Government: republic under an authoritarian, military-dominated regime since March 1963
• Languages: Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
• 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
• Phone Code: 963

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