- Capital Damascus
- Population 25,620,427
- Area 185,180 km² (71,498 sq mi)
- Languages Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, French, English
- Currency Pound (SYP)
- Calling code +963
- Internet domain .sy
Biggest cities
- AleppoSyria · 2.1 million
- DamascusDamascus Governorate, Syria · 1.6 million
- HomsSyria · 775,404
- LatakiaSyria · 709,000
- Ar RaqqahRaqqa, Syria · 531,952
- ḨamāhHama, Syria · 460,602
- ŢarţūsSyria · 458,327
- Al ḨasakahSyria · 422,445
- Deir ez-ZorSyria · 271,800
- Al QāmishlīAl-Hasakah, Syria · 184,231
- Al BābAleppo, Syria · 130,745
- IdlibSyria · 128,840
- DūmāRif-dimashq, Syria · 111,864
- al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate, Syria · 99,999
- JaramānāRif-dimashq, Syria · 99,999
- ManbijAleppo, Syria · 99,497
- Dar‘āDaraa, Syria · 97,969
- As SalamīyahHama, Syria · 94,887
- Al-TabqaRaqqa, Syria · 87,880
- DārayyāRif-dimashq, Syria · 71,596
- I‘zāzAleppo, Syria · 66,138
- JablahLatakia, Syria · 65,915
- As SafīrahAleppo, Syria · 63,708
- As-SuwaydaSuwayda, Syria · 59,052
- Ālbū KamālDeir ez-Zor, Syria · 57,572
- At TallRif-dimashq, Syria · 55,561
- Al MayādīnDeir ez-Zor, Syria · 54,534
- Ar RastanHoms, Syria · 53,152
- Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq, Syria · 52,738
- KabbasinAleppo, Syria · 51,230
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