Syria
Syria has a strong agricultural sector with roughly 80% of agricultural
land still dependent on rain-fed sources. The major manufacturing industry
in Syria is the production of cotton and silk textiles. Annual production
of petroleum products is about 10 million metric tons.
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Capital:
Damascus
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Natural Resources: Petroleum, Phosphates, Chrome and Manganese Ores, Marble
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Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Kurdish, Armenian
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Area: 185,180 sq
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Population: 17,213,871 (July 1999)
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GDP: $41.7
billion
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GDP Per Capita: $2,500 (1998)
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Exports: $4.2 billion (fob, 1998)
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Imports: $5.7 billion (cif, 1997)
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