| Asia > Western Asia > Syria | |
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| Official Name Syrian Arab Republic | |
| Region Asia | |
| Sub-Region Western Asia | |
| Capital Damascus | |
| Currency Syrian Pound (SYP) | |
| Independence Day 17 Apr 1946: End of the French Mandate of Syria in 1946. | |
| Population 21,987,000 | |
| Nationality Syrian | |
| Ethnic Group Syrian Arabs, Arameans, Kurds, Turkomans, Assyrians, Armenians | |
| Area 185,180 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey | |
| Time Zone EET (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 35.00, Longitude 38.00 | |
| Dialing Code +963 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SY | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SYR | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 760 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SYR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .sy | |