Syria
SY
SYR
UN formal name: Syrian Arab Republic
Syria is a sovereign state in Western Asia, Asia. It covers 185,180 km² and has a population of approximately 25,620,000. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Syrian pound (£).
Quick facts
- Capital
- Damascus
- Population
- 25,620,000
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Currency
- Syrian pound (£)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling code
- +963
- TLD
- .sy
- Driving side
- Right
- Landlocked
- No
- Continents
- Asia
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
- Native name
- سوريا
Bordering countries
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
TürkiyeAppears in 32 rankings
Agriculture
| Ranking | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) | #12 | 74.09 |
| Countries by Arable land (% of land area) | #42 | 23.96 |
| Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) | #48 | 73.35 |
| Countries by Arable land (hectares) | #53 | 4,400,000 |
| Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) | #59 | 4,878,705 |
| Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) | #132 | 1814.6 |
| Countries by Forest area (sq. km) | #138 | 5220.8km² |
| Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) | #146 | 96.3 |
| Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) | #159 | 252years |
| Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) | #159 | 96.98 |
| Countries by Forest area (% of land area) | #184 | 2.84 |
Development
| Ranking | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) | #31 | 3583440.07 |
| Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) | #68 | 731078310.7 |
| Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | #83 | 4756737935.6 |
| Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) | #96 | 25.33 |
| Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) | #116 | 14,052,000 |
| Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) | #121 | 0.00 |
Economy
| Ranking | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Countries by cost of living index | #147 | 16.1 |
Business
| Ranking | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure | #161 | 40 |
| Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products | #172 | 57.89 |
| Countries by SPI Overall Score | #185 | 32.42 |
| Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services | #186 | 26.43 |
| Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources | #186 | 11.17 |
| Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use | #210 | 26.6 |
Geography
| Ranking | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Countries by lowest elevation | #3 | -200m |
| Countries by highest elevation | #64 | 2,814m |
| Countries by land area | #86 | 185,180km² |
| Countries by Coastline Length | #136 | 193kilometers |
Population & Health
| Ranking | Rank | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Countries by population growth rate | #3 | 0.05 |
| Countries by population | #57 | 25.62 |
| Countries by population density | #100 | 122.27 |
| Countries by median age | #180 | 22.25 |
