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Country Name

Syria

Country Code

SY, SYR

Country Calling Code

+963

Country Profile

Syria is a country in the Middle East, with a coastline at the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey, and it shares maritime borders with Cyprus. The country occupies an area of 185,180 km˛, it is about twice the size of Portugal or slightly larger than U.S. state of North Dakota. Syria has a population of 24 million people, capital city is Damascus, spoken languages are Arabic (official), English and French (widely understood), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic.

Capital Name

Damascus

Languages

Arabic (official), English and French, Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian

Country Currency

Syrian Pound (SYP)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +2h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

1.69 crores (2018)

Country Area

185,180 km˛ (71,504 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Dumeir, the integral Roman temple Shahba Philippolis, the Roman city Umayyad Mosque Damascus National Museum Ba’albek fortress Aleppo, a major Orient commercial city Rasafa, the deserted city Dura Europos, overlooking River Euphrates A remote castle in Qasr al-Heir al-Sharqi Figure of the Virgin at Seidnaya Maalula, religious center of the Phoenicians Tartus Stunning crusader castle at Saldin Ebla, an ancient city-state in northern Syria since the Bronze Age

News

Syria never had a free press but now it has become the world’s deadliest country for journalists. After the start of the Syrian uprising, citizen-journalists created new media outlets to shed light on the various aspects of the war. Professional and citizen-journalists alike are now caught between the various parties to the conflict – both the regime and its allies and the various armed opposition groups including the Kurds and Jihadi fighters such as Islamic State. (Source: RSF) Al Baath-Syrian Newspaper (in Arabic) Al-Thawra-Government-owned daily (in Arabic) Champress-A private news agency with news in Arabic. SANA -Syrian Arab News Agency. Syria Today -Monthly magazine (offline). Tishreen- A government-owned daily (offline)

Art Culture

Economy Business

Syria's economy continues to deteriorate amid the ongoing conflict, declining by 62% from 2010 to 2014. The government has struggled to address the effects of international sanctions, widespread infrastructure damage, diminished domestic consumption and production, reduced subsidies, and high inflation (over 38%). More than 80% of the population live below poverty line, the unemployment rate is more than 50%. Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade-Official website of the ministry. Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerc-Federation comprising 14 Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Syria. Syrian Enterprise & Business Centre (SEBC) -Syrian-European Business Center. Central Bank of Syria (dead link) - Official website of Central Bank of Syria.

Transport

Syrian Air Syrian Arab Airlines, operating as Syrian Air, is the flag carrier of Syria. The airline still operates scheduled services to various destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and North Africa, but the number of flights operated has seriously declined since 2011.

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Education

Aleppo University University of Aleppo is a public university located in Aleppo, second largest city in Syria. It is the second largest university in Syria after the University of Damascus (university website in Arabic). Damascus University Information on the largest and oldest University in Syria, established in 1903, it has campuses in several other Syrian cities. The University consists of several faculties, higher institutes, intermediate institutes and a Faculty of Dentistry. There is an institution specialized in teaching the Arabic language to foreigners, which is the largest institution of its kind in the Arab world.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR SYRIA TOURIST VISAS: Maximum Stay: 30 days Syria will not accept any passport that has evidence of travel to Israel TOURIST REQUIREMENTS FOR SYRIA VISAS: Two completed Syria visa applications Two passport type photos Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary

Additional Information

Climate: Mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast. Type: Republic, under Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party regimes since March 1963. Independence: 17 April 1946. Constitution: 12 March 1973. Natural resources Petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower. Agriculture products: Wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk. Industries: Petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining.

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