Population
17.5M
17,500,657 people
Area
185K km²
185,180 km²
Density
94.5 /km²
people per km²
Capital
Damascus
Asia
Where in the world
Syrian Arab Republic on the map
Right now
Local time in Damascus
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Geography
Location & land
Region
Asia
Subregion
Western Asia
Coordinates
35.00° N, 38.00° E
Area
185K km²
Neighbours
5
Regional blocs
Arab League
Administration
Codes & identity
Capital
Damascus
ISO alpha-2
SY
ISO alpha-3
SYR
Numeric code
760
Calling code
+963
Internet TLD
.sy
Languages
Spoken here
Arabic · العربية
Currency
Money
Syrian pound
£ · SYP
Economy
Income inequality
Gini index
35.8%
Lower is more equal.
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Economy, health & development
Live rate
Exchange rate
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Borders
5 neighbouring countries
Similarity
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