| 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 |
