The Damascus Declaration for National Democratic Change


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem

Homat el Diyar (Download MP3)
English (Guardians of the Homeland)

Capital
(and largest city) Damascus
33°30′N, 36°18′E

Official languages Arabic

Government Presidential Republic

Independence from France

- First declaration September 1936¹

- Second declaration January 1, 1944

- Recognized April 17, 1946

Area

- Total 183,885 km² (88th)
71,479 sq mi

- Water (%) 0.06

Population

- July 2007 estimate 20,314,747 (55th)

- Density 103 /km² (96th)
267 /sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate

- Total $71.74 billion (65th)

- Per capita $5,348 (101st)

HDI (2004) Template:Medium 0.716 (medium) (107th)

Currency Syrian pound (SYP)

Time zone EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Internet TLD .sy

Calling code +963