Map Of Syria Created By The CIA

The map of Syria above comes from the CIA World Factbook

Syria Location Map

Syria Facts

Full Official Name: Syrian Arab Republic
Demonym: Syrian

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Area

Total Area: 187,437 km²
Total Land Area: 185,887 km²
Total Water Area: 1,550 km²

Demographics

Population: 23,865,423

Population Growth Rate: 1.67% (2024 est.)

Largest City: Damascus (Population: 2,503,000)

Ethnic Groups: Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian)

Languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English

Religions: Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%

Economy

Currency: Syrian pound

Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $62.151 billion (2021 est.)

GDP per capita (PPP): $2,900 (2021 est.)

Exports Value Per Year: $2.224 billion (2021 est.)

Biggest Export Partners: Turkey 29%, Kuwait 15%, Lebanon 14%, Jordan 8%, Egypt 7% (2022)

Imports Value Per Year: $6.553 billion (2021 est.)

Biggest Import Partners: Turkey 45%, UAE 10%, China 9%, Lebanon 8%, Egypt 7% (2022)

Government

Type: presidential republic; highly authoritarian regime

Capital City: Damascus (Population: 2,503,000)

Other Facts

Time Zone: UTC+3 (Arabia Standard Time)

Country Code: SY

Internet TLD: .sy

Climate Map of Syria

The climate map of Syria above was created by Beck, H.E., Zimmermann, N. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., & Wood, E. F.

Climate: mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus

Topographic Map of Syria

The topographic map of Syria was created by Sadalmelik