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Statistics for Syria Country Quiz

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Official language	Arabic	99%
Capital of Syria	Damascus	97%
Name either of the two countries that have supported the Syrian government during the current Civil War	Iran \| Russia	93%
Country with which Syria shares its longest border	Turkey	92%
Empire which controlled Syria from 1516–1918	Ottoman Empire	91%
"Caliphate" which controlled a significant amount of territory in Syria during the 2010s	ISIS	89%
Body of water which Syria borders	Mediterranean Sea	85%
European country that had a "mandate" to oversee Syria from 1924–1946	France	85%
River that flows through much of Syria on its path to the Persian Gulf	Euphrates	69%
Region, starting with L, that Syria is a part of	The {Levant}	68%
Area that Israel took from Syria during the Six-Day War	{Golan} Heights	68%
Most populous city in terms of city proper	Aleppo	68%
Ancient Mesopotamian kingdom from which Syria takes its name	Assyria	67%
Current leader of Syria	Bashar al-Assad	66%
Country with which Syria was united from 1958–1961, forming the "United Arab Republic"	Egypt	64%
In ancient times, Syria was part of this area, also known as the "cradle of civilization"	{Fertile} Crescent	63%
Political party to which the above belongs	Ba'ath	39%
Currency of Syria	Syrian Pound	36%
Third-largest city, formerly known as Emesa	Homs	28%
Minority branch of Islam to which the ruling class of Syria belongs (starts with A)	{Alawite}s	24%