Syria
Syria
Capital Damascus
187,437 km² · 25,620,427 people (2025) · Syrian pound
The Euphrates crosses the country from north-east to south-west, and Lake Assad behind the Tabqa Dam is the largest body of fresh water in Syria. Damascus is one of the longest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with settlement evidence going back several thousand years.
The facts
- Capital
- Damascus
- Area
- 187,437 km² — 72,370 sq mi
- Population
- 25,620,427 (2025)
- Density
- 136.7 people per km²
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP, £)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +963
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- SY · SYR
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 88 of 200
- By population
- 57 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 | 7,343,064 |
| Senegal | 196,722 | 18,931,966 |
| Syria ← | 187,437 | 25,620,427 |
| Cambodia | 181,035 | 17,847,982 |
| Uruguay | 176,215 | 3,384,688 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Syria?
- Damascus
- What currency does Syria use?
- The Syrian pound (SYP).
- How big is Syria?
- 187,437 km², or 72,370 square miles — 88 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Syria drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Kyrgyzstan 199,951 km²
- Senegal 196,722 km²
- Cambodia 181,035 km²
- Uruguay 176,215 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)