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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, France administered Syria until its independence in 1946. The country lacked political stability, however, and experienced a series of military coups during its first decades. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party and the minority Alawite sect, seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional peace talks over its return. Following the death of President al-ASAD, his son, Bashar al-ASAD, was approved as president by popular referendum in July 2000. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah, Syria placed its military forces on alert but did not intervene directly on behalf of its ally Hizballah. (from the CIA)

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Economic Overview

The syrian economy grew by an estimated 3.3% in real terms in 2007 led by the petroleum and agricultural sectors, which together account for about one-half of gdp. higher crude oil prices countered declining oil production and led to higher budgetary and export receipts. damascus has implemented modest economic reforms in the past few years, including cutting lending interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating all of the multiple exchange rates, raising prices on some subsidized items, most notably gasoline and cement, and establishing the damascus stock exchange - which is set to begin operations in 2009. in october 2007, for example, damascus raised the price of subsidized gasoline by 20%, and may institute a rationing system in 2008. in addition, president asad signed legislative decrees to encourage corporate ownership reform, and to allow the central bank to issue treasury bills and bonds for government debt. nevertheless, the economy remains highly controlled by the government. long-run economic constraints include declining oil production, high unemployment and inflation, rising budget deficits, and increasing pressure on water supplies caused by heavy use in agriculture, rapid population growth, industrial expansion, and water pollution.

Environmental Issues

Deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water

Government Type

Republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime

Population

19,747,586 note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the israeli-occupied golan heights - 20,000 arabs (18,000 druze and 2,000 alawites) and about 20,000 israeli settlers (july 2008 est.)

Location

Middle east, bordering the mediterranean sea, between lebanon and turkey

Area

Total: 185,180 sq km land: 184,050 sq km water: 1,130 sq km note: includes 1,295 sq km of israeli-occupied territory

Slightly larger than north dakota

Country Aliases

Conventional long form: syrian arab republic conventional short form: syria local long form: al jumhuriyah al arabiyah as suriyah local short form: suriyah former: united arab republic (with egypt)

Capital

Name: damascus geographic coordinates: 33 30 n, 36 18 e time difference: utc+2 (7 hours ahead of washington, dc during standard time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins 1 april; ends 30 september

Military Service

18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the syrian arab navy); women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004)

International Disputes

Golan heights is israeli-occupied with the almost 1,000-strong un disengagement observer force (undof) patrolling a buffer zone since 1964; lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the lebanon-syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute; since 2000, lebanon has claimed shaba'a farms in the golan heights; 2004 agreement and pending demarcation settles border dispute with jordan; approximately two million iraqis have fled the conflict in iraq with the majority taking refuge in syria and jordan

Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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