Syria, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Damascus, capital city of Syria

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Syria is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Syria
Syria is located in	Western Asia Asia Continent
Syria has a population of	23,594,623 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Syria are called Syrians
The country’s total area is	185,180 Km² ( 115,065 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	157
Global Peace Index Score	3
Syria’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 29 countries Syria passport ranks in position nº 101 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Syria GDP per capita is	$no data USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Syria ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Syria EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 473 ranks 77th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	35° 00' N, 38° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Syria Capital city	Damascus
Neighbouring countries	Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon.
Syria Climate	mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official; includes Sunni and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia),
Second most predominant religion	Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian),
Currency name & code	Pound (SYP)
Internet ccTLD	.sy
Syria calling code	+963

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