Hi, I'd like to know a bit more about Syria. Could you help me with that? 
 I'd love to. Syria is a country in the Middle East, in the western part of Asia. Syria's most important river, the Euphrates, crosses the country in the east. 
 That's very helpful. Do you know much about the economy there? 
 When the ongoing Syrian Civil War began, Syria was designated as a "lower middle income country" by the World Bank. 
 Okay, and how is it now? 
 It's still rated the same. The value of Syria's overall exports has been cut by two-thirds due to the ongoing war. It went from US $12 billion in 2010 to only US $4 billion in 2012. 
 Yikes. Well that's good to know. Do you know much about the geography there? 
 All I have on that currently is that Syria borders Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey. 
 Okay, so is there anything else you know that might interest me? 
 It wasn't until 1960 that television was introduced to Syria and Egypt, when both belonged to the United Arab Republic. 
 That is quite interesting indeed. Well thank you for all your help. Its been very useful! I hope you have a great day! 
 It was my pleasure.
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