Syria
Basic Information
Official name: Syrian Arab Republic
Native name: سوريا
Population: 17,500,657
Area: 185,180 km²
Region: Asia
Sub Region: Western Asia
Capital: Damascus
Coordinates: 35°, 38°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): SY
ISO Code (Alpha-3): SYR
Olympic Code: SYR
FIFA Code: SYR
Top level domain: .sy, سوريا.
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Syrian pound (£) - SYP
Languages
Arabic (ara)
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Continents
Asia
Demonyms
eng: Syrian/Syrianfra: Syrien/Syrienne
GINI Index
2003: 37.5
Driving
Side: rightSign: SYR
International Dialing
+963
Coat of Arms
