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Overview - Syria 
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- Capital:
- Damascus
- Area:
- 185,180 km²
- Population:
- 18,881,361 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English.
- Religion(s):
- Sunni Muslim - 74%, Alawite, Druze, other Muslim - 16%, Christian 10%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Arab 90.3%, Kurd, Armenian and others - 9.7%.
