| Local Name:Suriyah |
| Captial:Damascus |
| Continent:Asia |
| Major Cities:Aleppo |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Head of State:President Bashar al-Assad |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister Adel Safar |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 89 |
| Total Area: 185,180 km2(71,500 sqmi) |
| Land: 183,630 km2(70,900 sqmi) |
| Water: 1,550 km2(600 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.84% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 53 |
| Population: 21,453,000 |
| Date: 23-Feb-12 |
| World Population: 0.31% |
| Source : Official population clock |
| Languages:Arabic (Arabic script) |
| Currency |
| Currency: Syrian pound |
| Currency Sign: £ or ل.س |
| Currency ISO Code: SYP |
| Fractional Unit: Piastre |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +963 |
| ISO Code A2: SY |
| ISO Code A3: SYR |
| ISO Number: 760 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 35 |
| Longitude: 38 |
| Information: Syria News |
| Drive on:Right side |