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Syria
- Geography
Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 38 00 E
Map references: Middle East
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Note:
there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (August 2005 est.)
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Aera |
Total: total: 185,180 sq km
Rank:
88
Land: land: 184,050 sq km
Water: water: 1,130 sq km
Area
- comparative: slightly larger than North Dakota
note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory
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Boundaries |
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Boundaries total: 2,253 km
Boundaries detail: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey 822 km
Coastline: 193 km
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Climate |
mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically hitting Damascus
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Terrain |
primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west
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Elevation extremes |
lowest
point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m
highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m
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Land use |
Arable land: arable land: 24.8%
Irrigated land: 13,330 sq km
Permanent crops: 4.47%
Permanent pastures: 43%
Forests and woodland: 3%
Other: 70,73% (2005)
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Natural resources |
petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
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Natural hazards |
dust storms, sandstorms
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Environment |
current issues: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water
international agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
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signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
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Maritime claims |
territorial sea: territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: contiguous zone: 41 nm
exclusive economic zone:
continental shelf:
exclusive fishing zone:
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