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SYRIA

Capital
Damascus

Area
185,180 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles)

Language
Arabic is the official language. Minority groups speak their own languages.

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thumb for PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu 01 May 2009 12:02:00 GMT
PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


thumb for MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050 24 Feb 2009 12:09:00 GMT
MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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thumb for MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization 24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

thumb for MAP: Global malaria 2008 24 Feb 2009 11:32:00 GMT
MAP: Global malaria 2008

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thumb for MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009 20 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMT
MAP: GLOBAL FEWS NET Food Security Outlook - October 2008 to March 2009

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ICRC - Switzerland

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IMC - USA

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Oxfam GB - UK

Related links


  • Syrian Embassy in Washington D.C.

  • Al-Thawra - daily Arabic paper also in English and French

  • Syria Times - daily English newspaper

  • Columbia University - Middle East & Jewish Studies resources
  • University of Texas Center for Middle Eastern Studies/
  • U.S. Committee for Refugees

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