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Syria:
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Other pages in this profile of Syria:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 19,747,586 note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 107.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 36.2% (male 3,679,473/female 3,467,096) 15-64 years: 60.5% (male 6,119,459/female 5,822,376) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 310,838/female 348,344) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.4 years male: 21.3 years female: 21.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.189% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 26.57 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.68 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 26.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.04 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 70.9 years male: 69.53 years female: 72.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.21 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Syrian(s) adjective: Syrian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7% |
Religions |
Definition Sunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo) |
Languages |
Definition Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79.6% male: 86% female: 73.6% (2004 census) |
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