Area 185,180 sq km (71,498 sq mi)
Poplation 17,586,000
Capital city Damascus (1,394,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Arab 90%, Kurdish, Armenian, others
Language Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian
Religions Sunni Muslim 74%, other Islam 16%
Currency Syrian pound = 100 piastres

The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in South-western Asia.

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