Independence Day of Syria

Today is the Independence Day of Syria. Syria gained her independence on April 17, 1946 from France.

Official Name: Syrian Arab Republic
Area: 185, 170 sq km. (71, 504 sq. miles)
Cities: Capital – Damascus. Other cities – Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Lattakia
Population: 20 million (UN, 2007)
Religions: Sunni Muslims (74 %), Alawis (12%), Christians (10%), Druze (3%), and small numbers of other Muslim sects, Jews, and Yazidis.
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French (widely understood), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian.
Type of Government: Republic, under Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party regimes since March 1963.
GDP: $ 17 billion (2000 est.)
Monetary Unit: 1 Syrian pound = 100 piastres
President: Bashar Al-Assad
Internet domain: .sy
International Dialing Code: +963
Official Web Pages:
http://www.kolmic.com/?dn=nice-online.org&pid=2PO8CKNZQ&prvtof=8b2VkUqfXDCVzkFFvAxvcY9I%2F%2FfcCJndhUZh
http://www.syriatourism.org/


Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/801669.stm
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2004

Picture: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/sy-flag.html