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Syria
  • Sūriyya / Suriya / الجمهورية العربية السورية
  • Region : Western Asia
  • Capital : Damascus
  • Area : 185,180.00 km²
  • Official Language : Arabic
  • Population : 16,906,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 0.000
  • GPI Rank : 162
  • GII Rank : 0
Syria is a country in the Middle East with direct access to the Mediterranean. The land has a total area of 185,180 km² and a total coastline of 193 km. This area is approximately 90% of the area of Minnesota. The country has only one island. There are direct national borders with the 5 neighbouring countries Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The distance between New York City and the Capital Damascus is about 9,110 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Syria is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. Syria is regarded as a so-called pariah state and is also included in the list of rogue states by the USA.
Population
Population Per Km2

91.30

Life Expectancy of Males

66.6

Life Expectancy of Females

77.8

Birth Rate

23.7 ‰

Death Rate

5.4 ‰

Passport
Passport of Syria
VF : 8 , VOA : 32 MS : 40
Currency : Syrian Pound (SYP)

1 US Dollar = 514.43 Pound
1000 Pound = 1.94 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP29,481.95 M €

Exportations

1,652.5 M €

Importations

5,608.8 M €

Tourism receipts

1.30 bn €

Unemployment rate

8.4 %

Inflation rate

36.70 %

corruption index

13 (very bad)

Energy consumption

14.2 bn kWh

GDP : 0.000 | GDP(PPP) : 0.000
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Damascus / CapitalDimashq

2,354,000

AleppoAleppo

1,800,000

HomsHoms

775,000

HamahHama

461,000

LatakiaLatakia

340,000

Deir ez-ZorDeir ez-Zor

243,000

Ar RaqqahAr-Raqqah

178,000

Al BabAleppo

131,000

IdlibIdlib

129,000

DoumaRif-dimashq

112,000

Dar'aDaraa

98,000

As SalamiyahHama

95,000

TartoussTartus

89,000

Ath ThawrahAr-Raqqah

88,000

Al HasakahAl-Hasakah

82,000

DarayyaRif-dimashq

72,000

JablahLatakia

66,000

As Suwayda'As-Suwayda

59,000

Albu KamalDeir ez-Zor

58,000

Ar RastanHoms

53,000

Khan ShaykhunIdlib

49,000

BaniyasTartus

39,000

Al QunaytirahQuneitra

36,000

TafasDaraa

31,000

Ad DarbasiyahAl-Hasakah

21,000

ShahbaAs-Suwayda

15,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

6% Urban areas

11,955 km²

75% Agricultural areas

139,210 km²

3% Forest

4,903 km²

1% Water areas

1,550 km²

15% Others

27,562 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Arabic

90.0 %

Kurdish

9.0 %

other

1.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

69,873 km

Railways:

2,052 km

Waterways:

900 km

Commercial harbors:

25

Airports:

90

Climate
The climate in SyriaThe climate in Syria is subtropical. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the US or Central Europe. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 13 and 37 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 41 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 3°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Syria and 6 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Syria