Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sy.html - Detail
April 1987 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sytoc.html - Detail
Directory and search engine for the Arab world and for every Arab country separately.
http://www.arabbay.com/Arab_Countries/Syria - Detail
Complete information resources on the syrian market place, companies, trade, and society.
http://syriaonline.com/ - Detail
One page site contains links to Syrian sites.
http://www.geocities.com/syrian_sites/ - Detail
Offers extensive links to resources about the country including the media and news, travel, maps, politics and government, people, economy and environment.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/syria.htm - Detail
Offers an overview with information about the country's history, geography, business, culture, government, transport and tourism.
http://www.arab.net/syria/ - Detail
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/801669.stm - Detail
Directory of categorized links from the WWW-VL.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Syria.html - Detail
Provides general information from the Columbia University Press along with a directory of categorised web links.
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/syria.html - Detail
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1021373886647 - Detail
Official site provides news and information on the UN agencies, working groups, staff and operations. Includes programmes database, publications and reports.
http://www.un.org.sy/ - Detail
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/syria/syria.html - Detail
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2420.htm - Detail
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria - Detail
News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. [English, Spanish]
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/syria/index.do - Detail
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sy-syria - Detail