Administrative division list
| 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 |
