United Nations Population Fund - Syria - 0 views
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The Syrian Arab Republic is a medium-income country, ranked 106 out of 177 countries on the 2005 human development index.
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changing from a centralized economy to a social market economy
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The population of the Syrian Arab Republic was 17.8 million in 2004. The population growth rate was 2.45 per cent during 2000-2005, down from 3.3 per cent between 1981 and 1994. Improvements in health care contributed to declining fertility rates, a sharp fall in mortality rates, and increased life expectancy at birth (70 years for males and 72.1 years for females in 2004).