Country Information Syria

Map Syria:


Capital:	Damascus
Geography Syria:
Continent:	Asia
Location:	Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Area:	185.180 km²
Geographic coordinates:	35 00 Nord, 38 00 Ost
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m
	highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m
People Syria:
Population:	18.016.874 note: außerdem. wohnen ungefähr 40.000 Leute im israelisch-bewohnten Golan Heights - 20.000 Araber (18.000 Druze und 2.000 Alawites) und über 20.000 israelische Siedler (Juli 2004, geschätzt)
Language(s):	Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic
Economy Syria:
Currency:	Syrian pound (SYP)
Currency code:	SYP
Miscellaneous Syria:
Country code plate:	SYR
Internet country code:	.sy
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