Syria

Official Name:	The Syrian Arab Republic
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
ISO Country Codes:	SY : SYR
Internet Domain:	.sy
Government Web Site:	http://www.egov.sy/

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Capital:	Damascus	Main Airports:	Damascus International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	20,384,316
Currency:	Syrian Pound	ISO Currency Code:	SYP
Telephone Dial In:	+963	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Arab League; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office;

SMART News Agency;

Syrian Arab News Agency;

Newspaper

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The New Humanitarian - Syria Deeply;

The Syrian Observer;

The Syria Times;

Zaman Al Wasl;

Radio

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General Organization of Radio & TV - Syria;

Syrian News Station;

Syria

Government Website:	http://www.egov.sy/
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Syria
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	514.6 Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	50% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	82.5% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate:	28.1% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	14% (31-Dec-17 - Photius)
GDP:	$24.6 billion (2014 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$2,900 (2015 est.)
Currency Name:	Syrian Pound
Currency Code:	SYP
World Bank Classification:	Low Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	19.5%	wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
Industry:	19%	petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly
Services:	61.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Damascus Securities Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Syria

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU and OFAC

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Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Customs & Excise:	Syrian Customs
Development Bank(s):	Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 178/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 176/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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