female: 73.6% (2004 census)
Education expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (1999) country comparison to the world: 109
Government ::Syria
Country name:
conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic
conventional short form: Syria
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
local short form: Suriyah
former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)