Country | Syria |
Continent | Asia |
Location | 34.80210 N, 38.99680 E |
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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) |
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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 |
National Flower | Jasmine |
National Dish | Kibbeh |
National Drink | Arak |
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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