It could cost as much as $400bn to rebuild the Syrian economy, President Bashar al-Assad told…
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Source: World Bank
Currency: Syrian poundGDP: 40.41 billion USD (2007)
GDP per capita: 2,032.62 USD (2007)
GDP growth rate: 5.7% annual change (2007)
Internet users: 22.4% of the population (2011)
Russia and Iran look for energy contracts as payback for Assad support
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Turkish migrant workers banned as Putin slaps on sanctions
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Syrian bombings costing Russia $4m a day, say analysts
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Syria asks Russia for $1bn loan to counter destabilisation
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