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Romania–Syria relations

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Romania-Syria relations
Map indicating locations of Romania and Syria

Romania

Syria

Romania–Syria relations refer to the bilateral and diplomatic relations between the Romania and the Syrian Arab Republic. Relations between the Romanian People's Republic and the Syrian Republic were established on 9 August 1955. Romania has an embassy in Damascus.[1] Syria has an embassy in Bucharest.[2]

Before Syria suspended itself, both countries were full members of the UM. In September 2021, a chargé d'affaires was appointed at the Romanian embassy in Damascus.[3] In April 2024, a Romanian Intelligence Service chief Răzvan Ionescu met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hossam Louka, director of GID, delivering a joint message from Romania, Cyprus, Greece and Italy, expressing their intention to re-establish contact with the Syrian government.[4]

Country comparison

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Romania Romania Syria Syria
Population 19,051,562 [5] 18,604,031[6]
Area 238,398 km2 (50,949 sq mi) 185,180  km2 (71,500 sq mi)
Population Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi) 118.3/km2 (306.4/sq mi)
Capital Bucharest Damascus
Largest City Bucharest – 1,739,297 Damascus – 2,503,000[7]
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic
Current leader President Klaus Iohannis
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu
President Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister Hussein Arnous
Official languages Romanian Arabic
Main religions 73.86% Romanian Orthodoxy, 5.97% Protestantism, 4.5% Catholicism, 0.3% Islam 87% Islam, 10% Christianity, 3% Druzism
Ethnic groups 89.3% Romanians, 6.0% Hungarians 75% Arabs
10% Kurds
15% Others (including Turkomans, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians and Jews)[8][9]
GDP (nominal) US$ 817.986 billion (43,179 per capita) US$22,4 billion,[10] ($1,265 per capita)

Factors affecting relations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ambasada României la Damasc | AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Republica Arabă Siriană".
  2. ^ "L'isolement diplomatique de la Syrie se relâche". Le Monde. 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "About The Chargé d'Affaires of the European Union to Syria". eeas.europa.eu. 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Romanian Intelligence Chief Visits Syria, Meets Bashar al-Assad with a Message". The Syrian Observer. 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă la 1 Ianuarie 2023" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE (www.insse.ro). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. ^ "Population, total – Syrian Arab Republic". worldpopulationreview.com. World population review. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Damascus population 2022". World Population Review. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Syria: People and society". The World Factbook. CIA. 10 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Largest Ethnic Groups In Syria". WorldAtlas. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ "GDP Syrian Arab Republic". worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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