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Population: 20000000
Area: 185180km²
Capital: Damascus
Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)
Country dialing code: 963
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220VAC, 50Hz
Government type: presidential republic
Prime Minister: Muhammad Naji al-Otari
President: Bashar al-Assad

Religions:

Sunni Muslim (74%), other Muslim (16%), Christian, Druze (10%)

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