Country profile
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic · Western Asia
👥 Population
25,620,427
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Damascus
🗺 Area
185,180 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$23.74B
World Bank · 2022
📈 HDI
0.564
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
138 /km²
💱 Currency
SYP
Syrian pound
🗣 Languages
Arabic
About Syria
Syria (officially Syrian Arab Republic) is a country in Western Asia, with Damascus as its capital. It is home to roughly 25.62 million people, giving a population density of about 138 people per square kilometre. The country covers 185,180 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $23.74B in nominal GDP (2022), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.564. The official currency is the Syrian pound (SYP), and the main language is Arabic.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$107.2B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$4,772
GDP growth
-0.2%
Inflation
13.4%
Unemployment
13.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
72.6 yrs
Fertility rate
2.7
Pop. growth
3.8%
Urban population
72.1%
Infant mortality /1k
17.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
33.8%
Literacy rate
94.4%
Physicians /1k
1.52
Renewable energy
1.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Damascus
Currency
SYP
Dialing code
+963
Internet TLD
.sy
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Fun facts about Syria
- Syria is the 57th most populous country in the world, with about 25.62 million people.
- By land area it is the 87th-largest country in the world, covering 185,180 km².
- It has the world's 123rd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($23.74B).
- Syria shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.564.
- Syria has a population density of about 138 people per square kilometre.
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