Country name: |
Syria |
Capital: |
Damascus |
Country code: |
400 |
Continent: |
Middle East |
Currency name: |
Syrian pound |
Independence: |
1946-04-17 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
from League of Nations mandate under French administration |
Total area (km2): |
185,180 |
Land area (km2): |
183,630 |
Water area (km2): |
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) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+963 |
Domain: |
.sy |