Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
The Syrian Arab Republic |
| Capital: |
Damascus |
| Head
of State: |
President Bashar Al Asad |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Syrian Pound (SYP) |
| Area: |
185,180 sq km |
| Population
: |
16,750,000 |
| Density
: |
90/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
52% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
3.5% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$3,000 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
1.5% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WtoO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1967 |
Flood |
|
| 1974 |
Flood |
|
| 1983 |
Wind storm |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
