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 Syria
is situated in western Asia and it is officially known
as the Syrian Arab Republic. The Mediterranean Sea and
Lebanon is located on the west of the country and Iraq
is situated on the east of the country. It has Jordan on
its south and Turkey on its north. Damascus is the
capital city of Syria and this city is considered to be
one among the world’s oldest constantly inhabited
cities. Most of the people living in this country are
Sunni Muslims but there are also followers of other
religions as well. More than 4/5th of the people living
in Syria are Arabs and the remaining people are of
Turkmen, Kurdish, Aramaean Syriacs, Assyrian,
Circassians and Armenian minorities.
Syria has hot and dry summers and the winters are mild.
The country is basically a middle income economy and it
depends on tourism, agriculture, industry and oil.
Burjeslam is a very popular beach in the country.
Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in
Syria and it employs more than 40% of the workforce in
the country. About 1/4th of the country GDP has been
contributed by agriculture. Most of the people living in
Syria are indigenous Levantine people. Arabic is its
official language.
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