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|  Syrian Arab Republic
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|  Capital
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 Damascus (33°30′N 36°18′E)
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|  Official Languages(s)
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 Arabic
 
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|  Government
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 Hereditary Dictatorship Presidential single party republic under Emergency Law since 1963. 1973 Constitution defines Syria as a secular socialist state with Islam recognised as majority religion
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|  President
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 Bashar al-Assad
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|  Prime Minister
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 Muhammad Naji al-Otari
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|  Total Area '( km²)'
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 185,180
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|  Population
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 22,457,763 (2011 estimate)
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|  Rural Population
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|  GDP (Nominal)
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 $60.210 billion
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|  GDP Per Capita
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 $2,958
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|  Currency
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 Syrian pound (SYP)
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|  Time Zone
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 EET (UTC+2)
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|  Calling Code
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 +963
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|  Electricity Generation
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 TWh/year (year)
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|  Access to Electricity
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|  Wind energy (installed capacity)
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 MW (year)
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|  Solar Energy (installed capacity)
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 MW (year)
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  Overview
 
(give a short overview of the country's energy situation, status quo including energy supply and consumption. If this is too much information, split into sub headings)
  Energy Sources
 
  Hydropower 
  Solar Energy 
  Biomass 
  Biogas 
  Wind Energy 
  Geothermal Energy 
  Fossil Fuels 
  Key Problems of the Energy Sector 
  Policy Framework, Laws and Regulations 
  General Energy Policy, Energy Strategy
 
  Important Laws and Regulations 
  Specific Strategies 
(Biomass, Renewable Energies, Rural Electrification, Energy Access Strategy, Poverty Reduction Strategy etc.)
  Institutional Set-up in the Energy Sector 
  Activities of Donors and Implementing Agencies
 
  Further Information 
  References