Syria

	Syrian Arab Republic ; الجمهورية العربية السورية; Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah
Flag	Coat of Arms
	Anthem: Homat el Diyar; Guardians of the Land
Capital	Damascus;
Official languages	Arabic
Demonym	Syrian
	Government
- Type	Presidential republic under Emergency Law since 1963
- President	Bashar al-Assad
- Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Independence	from France
Independence	September 1936September 1936; Elul 5696 He; Elul 5939 AM
Independence	January 1, 19441 January 1944; 5 Teveth 5704 He; 5 Shevat 5947 AM
Recognized	April 17, 194617 April 1946; 16 Nisan 5706 He; 15 Abib 5949 AM
Area
- Total	185,180 km²185,180,000 dunams ; 71,498.398 mi² (88th)
- Water	0.06 %0.06 %
Population
- 20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate	19,405,000
- Density	103 km⁻²266.769 mi⁻² (101st)
GDP (PPP)	20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate
- Total	$87,163,000,000 (63rd)
- Per capita	$4,491 (111th)
GDP (nominal)	20072007; 5767 He; 6010 AM estimate
- Total	$38,970,000,000 (73rd)
- Per capita	$2008.25 (113th)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD	.sy
Calling code	+963

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Syria (Arabic: سورية‎, Sūriya) or the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية) is an Arab country along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the site of some of the most ancient of post-Diluvian civilizations. The modern government of Syria has demonstrated its hostility to the modern Republic of Israel on numerous occasions, and has harbored irregulars who have staged multiple raids and rocket attacks into Israel. Syria figures prominently--and balefully--in eschatology.