Profile: Syria
Location: Middle East, bordering Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and the Mediterranean Sea
Capital city: Damascus
Population: 20,000,000 (approx.)
People: Arab, 90%; Kurds, Armenians and other, 10%
Religion: Sunni Muslim, 74%; other Muslim (Alawite, Druze), 16%; Christian, 10%
Christianity: has significant Christian population, though many nominal. Some believers of Muslim background, but difficult to become and remain Christian when under pressure from family/society.
Mission work: some workers and short-termers; more needed.
Prayer: those who have faithfully served need a renewed passion and vision for this land.
