Syria People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 10,931 000‘July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.7%

Nationality: noun—Syrian(s); adjective— Syrian

Ethnic divisions. 90.3% Arab; 9.7% Kurds, Armenians, and other

Religion: 74% Sunni Muslim; 16% Alawite, Druze, and ether Muslim sects; 10% Christian (various sects)

Language- Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian; French and English widely understood

Infant mortality rate: 57/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: men 64.9, women 67.6

Literacy: about 50%

Labor force: 2.4 million; 36% miscellaneous services, 32% agriculture, 32% industry (including construction); majority unskilled, shortage of skilled labor

Organized labor: 5% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Syria on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Syria 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Syria 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.