Syria

Background

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

comparison ranking: total 89

Area - comparative

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Major rivers (by length in km)

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

Population

comparison rankings: female 58; male 57; total 57

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

comparison ranking: total 178

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 56

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 57

Death rate

comparison ranking: 214

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 147

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 111

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 92

Life expectancy at birth

comparison ranking: total population 137

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 60

Gross reproduction rate

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

comparison ranking: 35

Alcohol consumption per capita

comparison ranking: total 176

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment - current issues

Environment - international agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Food insecurity

Air pollutants

Waste and recycling

Major rivers (by length in km)

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Independence

National holiday

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Political parties

International organization participation

Diplomatic representation in the US

Diplomatic representation from the US

Flag description

National symbol(s)

National anthem

National heritage

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

comparison ranking: 114

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 157

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 197

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

comparison ranking: 204

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

comparison rankings: services 177; industry 74; agriculture 14

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

comparison ranking: 215

Labor force

comparison ranking: 72

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 184

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

comparison ranking: total 19

Population below poverty line

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

comparison ranking: 143

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

comparison ranking: 25

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 203

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 162

Exports

comparison ranking: 162

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

comparison ranking: 138

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

comparison ranking: 167

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 60

Exchange rates

Electricity access

Electricity

comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 150; exports 84; consumption 92; installed generating capacity 67

Electricity generation sources

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

comparison ranking: total emissions 79

Energy consumption per capita

comparison ranking: 131

Telephones - fixed lines

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 42

Telephones - mobile cellular

comparison ranking: total subscriptions 68

Telecommunication systems

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 69

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

comparison ranking: total 64

National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

comparison ranking: 103

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

comparison ranking: total 73

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 71

Waterways

comparison ranking: 75

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 144

Ports

Military and security forces

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 4

Military and security service personnel strengths

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

Military service age and obligation

Military - note

Space agency/agencies

Space program overview

Terrorist group(s)

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Trafficking in persons

Illicit drugs