4.425 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 36
12.928 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 66
state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and a satellite channel; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station la
4.469 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 52
total: 2,052 km
country comparison to the world: 72
standard gauge: 1,801 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)
total: 69,873 km
country comparison to the world: 67
paved: 63,060 km
unpaved: 6,813 km (2010)
900 km (navigable but not economically significant) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 69
major seaport(s): Baniyas, Latakia, Tartus
total: 19
country comparison to the world: 95
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 14, carrier 1
registered in other countries: 166 (Barbados 1, Belize 4, Bolivia 4, Cambodia 22, Comoros 5, Dominica 4, Georgia 24, Lebanon 2, Liberia 1, Malta 4, M
90 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 62
