Syria
Location: Middle East
Name: Syrian Arab Republic
Capital: Damascus
Language: Arabic
Population: 18,000,000
Religion: Islam – Sunni
Industries: food, oil, textile.
Agriculture products: fruits and vegetables, livestock.
Generally speaking:
- Arabic is the official language in Syria. Kurdish, Armenian and Turkmen are also spoken in some regions of Syria.
- On present territories of Syria archeological and historical findings place such civilizations as Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Islamic dynasties, Crusaders and Ottoman empire.
- Mount Hermon in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range is the highest point in Syria, 2,814 meters or 9,230 feet, located on the border with Lebanon.