SY
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
Syria sits in Western Asia and uses SYP - Syrian pound (£). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Damascus
Population
26M
Area
185.2K km2
Population
26M
26,019,711 people
Area
185.2K km2
185,180 square kilometers
Density
141/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Damascus
33.5138, 36.2765
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Syria, officially listed here as Syrian Arab Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Syria, SY, SYR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Syria is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 26,019,711 people and a land area of 185,180 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 141 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 35, 38, while the capital coordinate reference is 33.5138, 36.2765. Syria shares listed land borders with IRQ, ISR, JOR, LBN, TUR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Damascus (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Latakia and Ḩamāh. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Syria, capital of Syria, and major urban areas in Syria. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic under a provisional government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Syria uses calling code +963, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SYP - Syrian pound (£), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as SYR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 26.4 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Syria profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SY / SYR
Top-level domains
.sy, سوريا.
Continents
Asia
Border countries
IRQ, ISR, JOR, LBN, TUR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
SYR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Syria is represented by the SY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Damascus
Dimashq
2,685,360
primary
#2
Aleppo
Ḩalab
2,003,671
admin
#3
Homs
Ḩimş
775,404
admin
#4
Latakia
Al Lādhiqīyah
709,000
admin
#5
Ḩamāh
Ḩamāh
696,863
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic under a provisional government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+963
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
26.4
2022