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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
