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Syrians today are an overall indigenous
Levantine people, closely related to their immediate neighbours, like the
Lebanese and (to a lesser extent)
Jordanians. While modern-day Syrians are commonly described as
Arabs by virtue of their modern-day language and bonds to Arab culture and history — they're in fact largely a blend of the various
Aramaic speaking groups indigenous to the region who were
Arabized when
Muslim Arabs from
South Arabia arrived and settled following the
Arab expansion.
Syria's population is 74%
Sunni Muslim, and 16% other Muslim groups, including the
Alawi,
Shi'a, and
Druze, and 10%
Christian. There also is a very small (100) Syrian
Jewish community. There is a 40 000 strong Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York.
Arabic is the official, and most widely spoken, language. Arabic speakers, including some 400,000
Palestinians, make up 85% of the population. Many educated Syrians also speak
English or
French, but English is more widely understood. The
Kurds, many of whom speak
Kurdish, make up 9% of the population and live mostly in the northeast corner of Syria, though sizable Kurdish communities live in most major Syrian cities as well.
Armenian and
Turkish are spoken among the small
Armenian and
Turkoman populations respectively.
Aramaic is still used by the
Assyrian minority and in some villages of the
Antilebanon.
Most people live in the city of Aleppo, or the
Euphrates River valley and along the coastal plain, a fertile strip between the coastal mountains and the desert. Overall population density is about 54/km² (140 per sq. mi.) Education is free and compulsory from ages 6 to 11. Schooling consists of 6 years of primary education followed by a 3-year general or vocational training period and a 3-year academic or vocational program. The second 3-year period of academic training is required for university admission. Total enrollment at post-secondary schools is over 150,000. The literacy rate of Syrians aged 15 and older is 86.0% for males and 73.6% for females.
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Ancient Syria's cultural and artistic achievements and contributions are many. Archaeologists have discovered extensive writings and evidence of a brilliant culture rivaling those of
Mesopotamia and
Egypt in and around the ancient city of
Ebla. Later Syrian scholars and artists contributed to
Hellenistic and
Roman thought and culture.
Zeno of Sidon founded the
Epicurean school;
Cicero was a pupil of
Antiochus of
Ascalon at
Athens; and the writings of
Posidonius of
Apamea influenced
Livy and
Plutarch. Syrians have contributed to
Arabic literature and music and have a proud tradition of
oral and written poetry. Although declining, the world-famous handicraft industry still employs thousands.
Population: (2007)
19,405,000 (male: 9,913,000 - female: 9,488,00)
Age structure: (2005)
0-14 years:
37.4% (male 3,556,795; female 3,350,799)
15-64 years:
59.3% (male 5,601,971; female 5,333,022)
65 years and over:
3.3% (male 288,868; female 317,052) (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.30% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
28.29 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
29.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.03 years
male:
68.75 years
female:
71.38 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.73 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Syrian(s)
adjective:
Syrian
Ethnic groups:
Arabs 90%,
Kurds 5%,
Armenians,
Assyrians and other Christians 5%
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; English, French somewhat understood.
Literacy:
definition:
age 7 and over can read and write
total population:
79.8%
male:
86.0%
female:
73.6% (2006 est.)
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