General Information
Capital
Damascus
Continent
Asia
Region
Asia
Subregion
Middle East
Currency
Syrian pounds (SYP)
Languages
Arabic (official)
Kurdish
Armenian
Aramaic
Circassian
French
English
Timezones
UTC+3
Area
187,437 km²
Map Reference
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Borders
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Turkey
Demographics
Population (2023)
23,594,623
Density
125.9 per km²
Urban Population
57.4%
Median Age
24.1 years
Life Expectancy
74.8 years
Major Cities
DAMASCUS
Aleppo
Hims
Hamah
Economy
GDP (2023)
$20.0B
GDP Per Capita (2021)
$381
Inflation (2022)
94.1%
Unemployment (2024)
13.0%
Public Debt
91.3% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2022)
2,505.747 to USD
