Syria

Basic facts about Syria

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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +963
Domain: .sy