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Flag Description
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black, with two small green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; similar to the flag of yemen, which has a plain white band, and of iraq, which has three green stars (plus an arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band.

Currency
Syrian pound.

Astronomy
Today's date is May 16, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon.

Location
Middle east, bordering the mediterranean sea, between lebanon and turkey.

Climate
Mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (june to august) and mild, rainy winters (december to february) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in damascus.

Terrain
Primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m. The highest point is at Mount Hermon 2,814 m.

Nature & Science News
Evolution rolls on for Mars rover - The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the Red Planet's surface.
US lists polar bear as threatened - The US lists the polar bear as a threatened species but says the decision will not affect climate change policies.
Charles urges forest logging halt - Prince Charles says halting logging in the rainforest is the single greatest solution to climate change.
Changes pinned on warming - A survey concludes that shifts in the Earth's physical and biological systems are driven by global warming.
Mars probe set for risky descent - Scientists prepare for "seven minutes of terror" as the Phoenix spacecraft attempts to land on the surface.
Europe could get own spaceship - EADS Astrium plans a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts.
Map of Syria

Syria

This is a map of Syria. The map illustrates the location of Damascus and its proximity to Tadmur, Aleppo, Latakia, and the Euphrates.

Other countries on this map include: Turkey / Iraq / Jordan

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