Syria
Region: Asia • ISO Code: SY / SYR
Basic Information
Phone Code
+963
Country Code
SY / SYR
Region
Asia
Timezone
Asia/Damascus
Economic & Demographic Information
Currency
Syrian pound £
Population
23,227,000
Capital
Damascus
Languages
Arabic
Time Information
Current Time
02/09/2026, 22:35:14 GMT+3
UTC Offset
+03:00
Wikipedia Information
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a provisional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 26 million across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), it is the 56th-most populous and 87th-largest country.
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