Syria

Presidential republic
independant since 1941

Region:

Western Asia

Area:

185,180 km²

Local name:

Sūriyya / Suriya / الجمهورية العربية السورية

Capital:

Damascus

Geography

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. lies at an average height of 514 meters above sea level.

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.

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Current time in Syria:

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März 2021

The countrywide time in Syria is Eastern European Time (EET).
As in many countries far away from the equator, there is a daylight saving time in summer.
Related to GMT, the time difference is usually +2 hours in summer and +3 hours in winter.

Timezones and clock changes Sunrise and sunset

Population

Population:17,070,000

Population per km²:92.18

Life expectancy males:Ø 66.6 years

Life expectancy females:

Ø 77.8 years

Birthrate:

23.7 ‰

Deathrate:

5.4 ‰

Males/Females:

50.1% : 49.9%

Population pyramid

The currency in Syria is Syrian Pound (SYP).
1 Pound is divided into 100 Piastres.
Status: 03/07/2021

1 US Dollar = 512.78 Pound
1000 Pound = 1.95 US Dollar

The climate in Syria

The 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 36 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 4°C in a month's average.

Average daytime and nighttime temperatures

Detailed climate data for Syria and 7 geographic regions of the country

Languages

Official language:

Arabic

mother tongue	distribution
› Arabic	90.0 %
› Kurdish	9.0 %
other	1.0 %

Religions

Branch	distribution
Christs	10.0%
Sunni	74.0%
Shia	11.0%
Druze	4.0%
Yazidis	0.8%
other	0.2%

Economy

Exportations:	1,652.5 M €
Importations:	5,608.8 M €
› Unemployment rate:	9.0 %
› corruption index:	13 (very bad)
› Energy consumption:	14.2 bn kWh

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.

Land use

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

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Transport

Roadways:	69,873 km
Railways:	2,052 km
Waterways:	900 km
Commercial harbors:	25
Airports:	90

Most important cities

City	Region	Population
Damascus / Capital	Dimashq	2,354,000
Aleppo	Aleppo	1,800,000
Homs	Homs	775,000
Hamah	Hama	461,000
Latakia	Latakia	340,000
Deir ez-Zor	Deir ez-Zor	243,000
Ar Raqqah	Ar-Raqqah	178,000
Al Bab	Aleppo	131,000
Idlib	Idlib	129,000
Douma	Rif-dimashq	112,000
Dar'a	Daraa	98,000
As Safirah	Aleppo	96,000
As Salamiyah	Hama	95,000
Tartouss	Tartus	89,000
Ath Thawrah	Ar-Raqqah	88,000
Al Hasakah	Al-Hasakah	82,000
Darayya	Rif-dimashq	72,000
Manbij	Aleppo	69,000
Jablah	Latakia	66,000
As Suwayda'	As-Suwayda	59,000
Albu Kamal	Deir ez-Zor	58,000
At Tall	Rif-dimashq	56,000
Al Mayadin	Deir ez-Zor	55,000
Ar Rastan	Homs	53,000
Tadmur	Homs	51,000
An Nabk	Rif-dimashq	49,000
Al Qunaytirah	Quneitra	36,000

Political indicators

(Based on the "Worldwide Governance Indicators" project of the World Bank)

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Death penalty:	constitutionally allowed