| Country | Syria |
| Continent | Asia |
| Location | 34.80210 N, 38.99680 E |
| Map of Syria |  |
| Flag |  |
| Area | 185,180 km² |
| Coastline | 120 miles |
| Neighboring Countries | Lebanon
Palestine Cyprus Jordan Israel Armenia Georgia Azerbaijan Kuwait Bulgaria Qatar Moldova Macedonia Albania Turkmenistan Eritrea |
| Time Zone | EET (UTC +2)
EEST (UTC +3) |
| Population | 18.966 million (2017) |
| Symbol |  |
| Independence Day | March 8th, 1920 |
| President of Syria | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister of Syria | Imad Khamis |
| National Anthem | ‘’Humat ad-Diyar (Guardians of the Homeland)’’ |
| National Animal | Hawk of Qureish
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| National Flower | Jasmine
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| National Dish | Kibbeh
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| National Drink | Arak
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| Cereals Produce Mainly | Barley
Potatoes Rice Wheat |
| National Poet | Nizar Qabbani |
| Popular Sports | Football
Basketball Swimming Tennis |
| National Language | Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic |
| Seasons | Hot and Dry Season
Cool and Wet Season |
| Prestigious Awards of Syria | Military Awards – Order of Umayyads, Medal of Military Honor, the War Medal, Medal for Courage, Yarmuk Medal, Wounded in Action Medal, and Medal of 8 March 1963.
Civilian Awards – Order of Civil Merit Cinema Award – Syria Film Festival |
| Traditional Dress | For Women’s
Long Robes Head wraps For Men’s Long Gown (Kaftan) Head wraps |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (68.4%)
Twelver Shia Islam (3.2%) Alawism (11.3%) Druze (3.2%) Ismailism (1.3%) Alevism (0.7%) Yazedism (0.2%) Christianity (11.2%) Others (0.5%) |
| Average Marriage age | 21.8 years for men and 18 years for women |
| Capital | Damascus (330 30’N 36018’E) |
| Number of Governorates | 14 Governorates |
| Largest Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| Smallest Governorate | Quneitra Governorate |
| Number of Cities | 79 Cities |
| Largest City | Aleppo |
| Smallest City | Dayr al ‘Asafir |
| Literacy rate | 91.7% (males)
81.0% (females) |
| Type of Government | Republic
Unitary State Semi-Presidential System Totalitarianism |
| GDP | PPP – $107.831 billion (2017)
Nominal – $59.957 billion (2017) |
| GDP per capita | $5,040 (2017) |
| Total Number of Syria Army | 11,600,00 (Manpower) |
| Currency | Syrian pound (SYP) |
| Calling Code | +963 |
| Internet TLD | .sy |
| ISO 3166 code | SY |
| Festivals of Syria | Independence Day
Cotton Festival Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) Arabic Book Fair Silk Road Festival Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
| Historic Monuments & Statues | Saladin (Selahedin) Mausoleum
Saladin (Selahedin) Statue Takiyya Suleimaniah Souq Fortress Wall |
| Protected Areas | 1 Biosphere Reserves |
| Longest River | Euphrates |
| Longest Bridge | Deir ez-Zor suspension bridge |
| Longest Railway Station | Aleppo Railway Station |
| Largest Lake | Lake Assad |
| Largest Desert | Syrian Desert |
| Highest Mountain | Mount Hermon |
| Biggest Dam | Tabqa Dam |
| Biggest Airport | Damascus International Airport |
| Total Number of Airport | 9 Airports |
| Total Number of Universities | 26 Universities |
| Tallest Building | Damascus Tower |
| Richest person of Syria | Rami Makhlouf |
| Best places to visit in Syria | Valley of the Tombs
Hypogeum of the Three brothers Souq al-Hamidiyya Souq in Aleppo Shrine of John the Baptist in Damascus Crac des Chevailers Saladin Castle Latakia |
| Official Website | http://www.egov.sy/page/en/132/0/HOME.html |
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