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World > Middle East
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| Syria - Ranking Positions (Facts) |
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| RANKING |
VALUE |
POSITION |
| Geography |
| Area - total |
185,180.00 sq km |
88 |
| Area - land |
184,050.00 sq km |
87 |
| Area - water |
1,130.00 sq km |
96 |
| Land boundaries |
2,253.00 km |
78 |
| Coastline |
193.00 km |
134 |
| Elevation extremes - highest point |
2,814 m |
81 |
| Land use - arable land |
24.80 % |
36 |
| Land use - permanent crops |
4.47 % |
55 |
| Land use - other |
70.73 % |
171 |
| People |
| Population |
19,314,747 |
56 |
| Age structure: 0-14 years |
36.50 % |
66 |
| Age structure: 15-64 years |
60.10 % |
141 |
| Age structure: 65 years and over |
3.30 % |
158 |
| Population growth rate |
2.24 % |
44 |
| Birth rate |
27.19 births/1,000 population |
63 |
| Death rate |
4.74 deaths/1,000 population |
21 |
| Net migration rate |
0.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
84 |
| Sex ratio - total population |
1.05 male(s)/female |
20 |
| Infant mortality rate |
27.70 deaths/1,000 live births |
126 |
| Life expectancy at birth - total population |
70.61 years |
116 |
| Life expectancy at birth - male |
69.27 years |
97 |
| Life expectancy at birth - female |
72.02 years |
131 |
| Total fertility rate |
3.31 children born/woman |
62 |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.10 % |
5 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
500 |
14 |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
200 |
28 |
| Literacy - total population |
79.60 % |
146 |
| Economy |
| GDP - real growth rate |
3.50 % |
138 |
| GDP per capita - purchasing power parity |
4,100 $ |
132 |
| GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) |
24.00 % |
45 |
| GDP - composition by sector (industry) |
18.00 % |
162 |
| GDP - composition by sector (services) |
58.00 % |
97 |
| Population below poverty line |
11.90 % |
19 |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
8.00 % |
157 |
| Labor force |
5,505,000 |
62 |
| Unemployment rate |
12.50 % |
121 |
| Budget - revenues |
8,700,000,000 $ |
73 |
| Electricity - production |
34,940,000,000 kWh |
55 |
| Electricity - consumption |
34,000,000,000 kWh |
55 |
| Electricity - exports |
0 kWh |
83 |
| Exports |
6,923,000,000 $ |
87 |
| Imports |
6,634,000,000 $ |
91 |
| Debt - external |
8,355,000,000 $ |
84 |
| Communications |
| Telephones - main lines in use |
2,903,000 |
49 |
| Telephones - mobile cellular |
4,675,000 |
69 |
| Internet users |
1,500,000 |
64 |
| Transportation |
| Railways - total |
2,711.00 km |
64 |
| Roadways - total |
94,890.00 km |
45 |
| Airports with paved runways - total |
26 |
63 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways - total |
66 |
57 |
| Military |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
5.90 % |
11 |
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