Syria March 11, 2020 Alep , Arab Spring , Arabic , Arabic language , Asia , civil war , colony , conflicts , Daesh , Damas , dictatorship , France , French colony , French protectorate , Golan , Hama , Hezbollah , Homs , Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Israel , Kurdes , Kurdistan , Lattaquié , Lebanon , Levant , Mandat français , Mediterranean Sea , Middle East , Near East , OEI , Palmyre , protectorate , Syria , tourism , UN , war , Western Asia Official name Syrian Arab Republic Name in local language الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة ; Al-Jumhūriyyah al-‘Arabīyyah as-Sūriyyah (ar) Continent Asia Subcontinent Western Asia Population (ranking: 56e ) 25,297,296 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 2.50 % / year Area 185,180 km² Density 136.61 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 126e )17.131 billions $USD (2017) GDP/capita (ranking ) 2,835 $USD (2017) GDP growth 38.60 % / year (2017) Life expectancy (ranking ) 71.80 years (2018) Birth rate 21.70 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 2.55 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 6.51 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 15.20 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 86.43 % (2015) Official languages Arabic Currency Syrian pound (£ SYP) HDI (ranking: 193e )0.549 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )66.91 (2016) Government Unitary semi-presidential republic. Dictatorship Head of State President Bashar al-Assad National Day April, 17 (departure of French in 1946) ISO Codes SY, SYR Demonym Syrian Tourists (ranking ) 3,159,187 people (2011)
Very old civilization, Syria is now in the grip of civil war Syria is a country located in West Asia (Middle East) on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It shares borders with Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan and Israel to the south, and Lebanon to the west. Part of Kurdistan is on its territory in the north-east of the country.
Palmyra, Syria Krak des Chevaliers, Syria Place of the Umayyad in Damascus, Syria. Photo: Bernard Gagnon Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Damas 3,688,278 inhabitants Alep 1,740,622 inhabitants Hama 1,236,854 inhabitants Lattaquié 781,119 inhabitants Deir ez-Zor 272,929 inhabitants Homs 245,752 inhabitants Raqqa 191,784 inhabitants al-Bab 152,013 inhabitants Idleb 149,868 inhabitants as-Safirah (Sfireh) 111,925 inhabitants Salamyeh 106,132 inhabitants Tartous 94,707 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Governorates Population Area Alep 4,600,166 inhabitants 18,500 km² Damas 2,211,042 inhabitants 1,599 km² Deir ez-Zor 1,200,500 inhabitants 33,060 km² Deraa 998,000 inhabitants 3,730 km² Hama 1,593,000 inhabitants 8,883 km² Hassaké 1,272,702 inhabitants 23,334 km² Homs 1,762,500 inhabitants 42,223 km² Idleb 1,464,000 inhabitants 6,097 km² Kuneitra 87,000 inhabitants 1,861 km² Lattaquié 1,278,486 inhabitants 2,297 km² Raqqa 919,000 inhabitants 19,616 km² Rif Dimachq 2,831,738 inhabitants 18,032 km² Soueïda (As-Suwayda) 364,000 inhabitants 5,550 km² Tartous 785,000 inhabitants 1,892 km²
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