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Syria Energy Situation
| Syrian Arab Republic | |||
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Capital |
Damascus (33°30′N 36°18′E) | ||
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Official language(s) |
Arabic | ||
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Government |
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 |
Bashar al-Assad | ||
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Prime Minister |
Muhammad Naji al-Otari | ||
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Total area |
185,180 km2 | ||
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Population |
22,457,763 (2011 estimate) | ||
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GDP (nominal) |
$60.210 billion | ||
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GDP Per capita |
$2,958 | ||
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Currency |
Syrian pound (SYP) | ||
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Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) | ||
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Calling code |
+963 | ||
Overview
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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.)
