Syria

Note: in addition, there are about 18,200 Arabs and about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Area: 185,180 sq km Land: 184,050 sq km Arable land: 28% Irrigated land: 9,060 sq km

Infant mortality rate: 33.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 3.95 children born/woman

Religions: Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)

Ethnic groups: Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%

Judicial System: Supreme Constitutional Court, justices are appointed for four-year terms by the president; High Judicial Council; Court of Cassation; State Security Courts Legal system: based on Islamic law and civil law system; special religious courts

GDP per capita: $3,100 GDP: agriculture: 29% industry: 22% services: 49%
Unemployment rate: 20% Literacy — male: 85.7% female: 55.8%

Exports: $4.8 billion Commodities: petroleum 65%, textiles 10%, manufactured goods 10%, fruits and vegetables 7%, raw cotton 5%, live sheep 2%, phosphates 1%

Exports partners: Germany 21%, Italy 12%, France 10%, Saudi Arabia 9%, Turkey 8% Imports: $3.5 billion Commodities: machinery and equipment 23%, foodstuffs/animals 20%, metal and metal products 15%, textiles 10%, chemicals 10%
Imports partners: France 11%, Italy 8%, Germany 7%, Turkey 5%, China 4%

Telephones — main lines in use: 1.313 million Internet Service Providers: 1

Manpower fit for military service: 2,448,630 Military expenditures: $921 million— 5.9% of GDP Note — official military budget data may understate actual spending