Syria

Asia · Western Asia

Syria

Syrian Arab Republic
Asia · Western Asia · Capital: Damascus

Quick facts about Syria

Official name	Syrian Arab Republic
Capital	Damascus
Continent & subregion	Asia · Western Asia
Population	23,594,623 people (world rank 58)
Area	185,180 km²
Density	127 people/km²
Share of world population	0.29% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	—
Urbanisation	72.2% urban population
Life expectancy	72.1 years
Currency	Syrian pound (£) — SYP
Languages	Arabic
Internet domain	`.sy`
Calling code	+963
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

Fertility Rate	2.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	18.6 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	2.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Syria did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Türkiye

The geographic position is roughly 35°, 38°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.