Syria
Syria is in Asia, in the Western Asia (Middle East) region. Its capital is Damascus. It has a population of about 25.6 million and an area of 185,180 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the ones that take up the most space are black and red, at 33.3% each.
The flag of Syria as a pie chart
- Black 33.3%
- Red 33.3%
- White 31.6%
- Green 1.8%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has stars
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Syria at a glance
- Capital
- Damascus
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Western Asia (Middle East)
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian pound
- National day
- April 17
- Highest point
- Mount Hermon (about 2,810 meters)
- Anthem
- “Humat ad-Diyar”
- Area
- 185,180 km²88th largest out of 208
- Population
- 25.6 million57th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 138.4 people/km²73rd most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 23.7 billion75th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2022 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 1,05716th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2022 data
- Life expectancy
- 72.6 years88th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from France
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
Neighboring countries
Syria borders 5 countries:
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.