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In 1918 the Arab Revolt flag flew over Syria, which joined Egypt in the United Arab Republic in 1958 and based its new flag on that of the Egyptian revolution of 1952; its stripes were red-white-black, with two green stars for the constituent states. In 1961 Syria broke from the union, but it readopted the flag on March 29, 1980.
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Official name: Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Arabiyah as-Suriyah (Syrian Arab Republic).
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Country (long form)Syrian Arab Republic
CapitalDamascus
Total Area71,498 sq mi
185,180.00 sq km
(slightly larger than North Dakota)
Population16,728,808 (July 2001 est.)
note: in addition, there are about 38,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers
Estimated Population in 205034,437,235
LanguagesArabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, C ...
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A Country Study: Syria
Library of Congress Call Number DS93 .S953 1988
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Syria
Capital : Damascus
Major Language(s) : Arabic
Largest City : Damascus
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 2036
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 33°25'N 36°31'E
Currency : pound
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 64926
Area (km2) : 185180
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 15725
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 81
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 4343
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Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 38 00 E
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