People Of Syria

Population	18,016,874 note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 38% (male 3,524,406; female 3,319,323) 15-64 years: 58.7% (male 5,421,133; female 5,163,669) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 281,795; female 306,548) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 20 years male: 19.9 years female: 20.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.4% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	28.93 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	4.96 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 30.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 30.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 30.82 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 69.71 years male: 68.47 years female: 71.02 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.61 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.01% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
Nationality	noun: Syrian(s) adjective: Syrian
Ethnic groups	Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%
Religions	Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
Languages	Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
Literacy	conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic conventional short form: Syria local short form: Suriyah former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt) local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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