SYRIA

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Syria People

Country Name: Syrian Arab Republic

Capital City: Damascus

Population: 11.9% (2006 est.)

Population Growth: 2.244% (2007 est.)

Currency: Syrian pound (SYP)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Area: 185,180 sq km

Inflation Rate: 8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 12.5% (2005)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF SYRIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

36.5% (male 3,633,562/female 3,423,435)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

60.1% (male 5,952,275/female 5,664,236)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.3% (male 303,346/female 337,893) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

21.1 years

Median Age - male:

20.9 years

Median Age - female:

21.2 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.244% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

27.19 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

4.74 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.061 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.051 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.898 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.049 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

70.61 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

69.27 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

72.02 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Syrian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%

Religions:

Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)

Languages:

Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood