World Countries

Syria

Syria coat of arms
The flag of Syria is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black. At the center of the white band are two small five-pointed green stars arranged in a horizontal line.

Common Name: Syria

Official Name: Syrian Arab Republic

Geographic Details

CapitalDamascus
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionWestern Asia
Landlocked❌
Area185,180 km²
Coordinates(35° 0' N, 38° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population17,500,657
CurrencySyrian pound (£)
TimezonesUTC+02:00
LanguagesArabic
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.sy, سوريا.
Calling Code+9
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeSY
alpha3CodeSYR