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- Syria » International Dialing code: 00 963 (note: you can ignore the double zero and just use a plus + sign before the number)
- Syria » Airports: 92 (2004 est.)
- Syria » Airports - with paved runways: total: 26 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
- Syria » Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 66 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 54 (2004 est.)
- Syria » Capital: Damascus
- Syria » Currency (code): Syrian pound (SYP)
- Syria » Economy - overview: Real GDP growth rose to 2.3 percent in 2004, a slight increase from 2003 when the predominantly statist economy suffered from disruptions caused by the war in Iraq and other developments in the region. Annual real GDP growth has averaged 2.3 percent for the last seven years. The Government of Syria has implemented modest economic reforms in the last few years, including cutting interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating some of the multiple exchange rates, and raising prices on some subsidized foodstuffs. Nevertheless, the economy remains highly controlled by the government. Long run economic constraints include declining oil production and exports and pressure on water supplies caused by rapid population growth, industrial expansion, and increased water pollution.
- Syria » Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black, colors associated with the Arab Liberation flag; two small green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; former flag of the United Arab Republic where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; the current design dates to 1980
- Syria » Heliports: 7 (2004 est.)
- Syria » Highways (km): total: 45,697 km paved: 6,489 km (including 1,001 km of expressways) unpaved: 39,208 km (2002)
- Syria » Internet country code: .sy
- Syria » Internet hosts: 11 (2004)
- Syria » Internet users: 220,000 (2002)
- Syria » Map references: Middle East
- Syria » National holiday: Independence Day, 17 April (1946)
- Syria » Ports and harbors: Baniyas, Latakia
- Syria » Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
- Syria » Railways (km): total: 2,711 km standard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2004)
- Syria » Telephone system: general assessment: fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology domestic: coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network international: country code - 963; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel
- Syria » Telephones - main lines in use: 2,099,300 (2002)
- Syria » Telephones - mobile cellular: 400,000 (2002)
- Syria » Television broadcast stations: 44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
- Syria » Waterways (km): 900 km (not economically significant) (2002)
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