General Information About Syria
· Population: 16,350,000 (according to data from the Syrian Central Statistics Bureau).
· Area: 185,180 Square kilometers.
· Capital City: Damascus.
· Administrative Division: 14 governorates.
· Population Density: 84 / square kilometer.
· Population Under 15 Years of Age: 41%
· Population Growth: 3%
· Ethnic Groups: Arabs, 89%; Kurds, 8%; Armenians, 3%.
· Religions: Muslims (Sunni and Alawi): 75%; Christians, 11%; Druze and other religions 3%.
· Languages: Arabic (the official language), in addition to some others (Aramaic, Kurdish).
· Urban Dwellers: 52%.
· Birth Rate: 31 per thousand.
· Mortality rate: 5 per thousand.
· Child Mortality Rate: 35 per thousand of mortalities.
· Life Expectancy: 68 for males; 70 for females.
· Literacy: 71% for males; 85% for females.
· Currency: Syrian Lira.
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