SyriaDid you know?
- •Damascus is widely regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
- •Palmyra, the famous Syrian oasis city, once sat on one of antiquity's great trade crossroads.
- •Syria has a Mediterranean coast, but much of its interior shifts into steppe and desert landscapes.
Key Information
Capital
Damascus
Population
25,6 million
Area
185,180 km²
GDP
20,0 billion $
Currency
SYP
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Medium
Subregion
Western Asia
Calling code
+963
MapGuesser Tip
Syria is on the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Iraq.
Official Languages
ArabicFrenchEnglish
Flag Colors
rougeblancnoir
Flag History
Since gaining full independence from France in 1946, Syria has used a number of different flags, all featuring the pan-Arab colors of green, black, white, and red. Initially a green, white and black triband charged with three red five-pointed stars, known as the independence flag, was used. In Ba'athist Syria, this was replaced by the flag of the United Arab Republic with red, white and black tribands with either two or three green stars or charged with the national coat of arms. Following the f...
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Syria shares its borders with 5 countries.
