Syria
Currency code:
Currency name:
Syrian pound
Country name:
Syria
Capital:
Damascus
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
April 17, 1946
Independent from:
from League of Nations mandate under French administration
Total area:
185,180
Total area note:
185,180note: includes 1,295 of Israeli-occupied territory
Land area:
183,630
Water area:
1,550
Population:
22,457,336
Population note:
22,457,336 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Arabic
All languages:
Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian (widely understood); French, English (somewhat understood)
Time zone:
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+963
Domain:
.sy