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🇸🇾 Syria

122 cities · 14 states/provinces · Capital: Damascus · Asia

16,906,283 Population
122 Cities
$23.6B GDP
$1,052 GDP per Capita
0.577 HDI
72.1 Life Expectancy
185,180 Area (km²)

Syria at a Glance

General

CapitalDamascus
ContinentAsia
RegionAsia
SubregionWestern Asia
LanguagesArabic
CurrencyPound (SYP)

Demographics

Population16,906,283
Density91.3/km²
Median Age25.3
Urban Population72.2%
Birth Rate22.1 per 1K
Death Rate5.0 per 1K
Fertility Rate2.71

Economy

GDP$23.6 billion
GDP per Capita$1,052
HDI0.577
Gini Index37.5
Internet Users34.7%

Geography

Area185,180 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersIRQ,ISR,JOR,LBN,TUR
Calling Code++963
TLD.sy

Status

ISO CodeSY / SYR
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy72.1 years

Largest Cities in Syria

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Aleppo Aleppo 2,098,210 64°F 1,316 ft
2 Damascus Damascus Governorate 1,569,394 60°F 2,300 ft
3 Homs Homs 775,404 64°F 1,667 ft
4 Latakia Latakia 709,000 67°F 95 ft
5 Ar Raqqah Raqqa 531,952 67°F 850 ft
6 Ḩamāh Hama 460,602 65°F 886 ft
7 Ţarţūs Tartus 458,327 67°F 66 ft
8 Al Ḩasakah Al-Hasakah 422,445 65°F 1,001 ft
9 Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor 271,800 68°F 689 ft
10 Al Bāb Aleppo 130,745 63°F 1,509 ft
11 Idlib Idlib 128,840 65°F 1,450 ft
12 Dūmā Rif-dimashq 111,864 61°F 2,165 ft
13 Manbij Aleppo 99,497 64°F 1,535 ft
14 Dar‘ā Daraa 97,969 64°F 1,604 ft
15 As Salamīyah Hama 94,887 64°F 1,512 ft
16 Al-Tabqa Raqqa 87,880 66°F 1,122 ft
17 Dārayyā Rif-dimashq 71,596 62°F 2,306 ft
18 I‘zāz Aleppo 66,138 63°F 1,834 ft
19 Jablah Latakia 65,915 67°F 85 ft
20 As Safīrah Aleppo 63,708 64°F 1,106 ft

States & Provinces in Syria