Syria

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Official Name
Syrian Arab Republic
Population Full

17,070,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
North Levantine Spoken Arabic, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
86% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2008), CSICH (2005), ICCPR (1969), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Fischer and Jastrow 1980, Ingham 1982, Sebeok 1963
Deaf Population
902,600
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Syria is 19. Of these, 17 are living and 2 are extinct. Of the living languages, 7 are indigenous and 10 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 6 are developing, 4 are vigorous, and 5 are in trouble. Also listed are 7 unestablished languages.