🚩 Flag of Syria • live waving render
Asia — Western Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇸🇾 Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
aka سوريا — endonym
25.6M
Population
World #57
185,180 km²
Land Area
World #90
—
GDP (USD)
--:--:--
Did You Know?
👥
Syria is the world's #57 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
📏
It ranks #90 globally by land area — covering about 0.12% of Earth's total landmass.
🧭
It shares land borders with 5 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
📊
Population density is 138.4 people per km² — world rank #89.
📆
The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
🏛️
Capital
Damascus
📞
Phone Code
+963
🌐
Internet TLD
.sy, سوريا.
🧑
Nationality
Syrian
🗓️
Week Starts
Saturday
🆔
ISO Codes
SY / SYR / 760
📐
Coordinates
35.00°, 38.00°
🚗
Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
💰
GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
🧮
GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
📊
Population Density
138.4 /km²
World density rank #89
£
Syrian pound
SYP • official currency
People & Languages
👥
Total Population
25,620,000
World rank #57 of 242 nations
🗣️
Official Languages
1
Arabic
🧑
Demonym
Syrian
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
Geography & Neighbours
📏
Land Area
185,180 km²
0.12% of Earth's landmass • World #90
🧭
Land Borders
5 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Asia/Damascus
EET — Eastern European Time
“Syria” Around the World
ara
سوريا
الجمهورية العربية السورية
bre
Siria
Republik Arab Siriat
ces
Sýrie
Syrská arabská republika
deu
Syrien
Arabische Republik Syrien
est
Süüria
Süüria Araabia Vabariik
fin
Syyria
Syyrian arabitasavalta
fra
Syrie
République arabe syrienne
hrv
Sirija
Sirijska Arapska Republika
hun
Szíria
Szíriai Arab Köztársaság
ita
Siria
Repubblica araba siriana
jpn
シリア
シリア・アラブ共和国
kor
시리아
시리아 아랍 공화국
nld
Syrië
Syrische Arabische Republiek
per
سوریه
جمهوری عربی سوریه
pol
Syria
Syryjska Republika Arabska
por
Síria
República Árabe Síria
rus
Сирия
Сирийская Арабская Республика
slk
Sýria
Sýrska arabská republika
spa
Siria
República Árabe Siria
srp
Sirija
Sirijska Arapska Republika
swe
Syrien
Syriska arabiska republiken
tur
Suriye
Suriye Arap Cumhuriyeti
urd
سوریہ
عرب جمہوریہ سوریہ
zho
叙利亚
叙利亚阿拉伯共和国
Codes & Identity
🅰️
ISO Alpha-2
SY
🅱️
ISO Alpha-3
SYR
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
760
🏷️
Status
officially-assigned
🔗
WikiData ID
Q858
✍️
Also Spelled As
SY • Syrian Arab Republic • Al-Jumhūrīyah Al-ʻArabīyah As-Sūrīyah
Explore Syria's Neighbours & the World
🧭 Jump to a neighbour: