Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) , SY

Syria: Independent country in Western Asia

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Syrian Arab Republic Quick Facts

Population :	18,499,181
Country :	Syria
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Syria
Plate code :	SYR
Area :	185180 km²
Official name :	Syrian Arab Republic, la République arabe syrienne, الجمهورية العربية السورية
Continent :	Asia
Easternmost point :	Point(42.376111111 37.076666666)
Northernmost point :	Point(42.22 37.318472222)
Legislative body :	People's Council of Syria
Official language :	Arabic
Capital :	Damascus
Establishment :	March 03, 1920 (102 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
Local time :	03:02:34 (27th May 2022)

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Geography

Syrian Arab Republic is located at 35°0'0"N 38°0'0"E (35.0000000, 38.0000000). It has 5 neighbors: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey.

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The largest city of Syrian Arab Republic is Aleppo with a population of 1,916,781. Other cities include, Damascus population 1,754,000, Deir ez-Zor Airport population 211,857 and Al Qaryatayn population 37,820. See all Syrian Arab Republic cities & populated places.

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Syrian Arab Republic has 5 neighbours.

Republic of Iraq Independent country in Western Asia
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Independent country in Western Asia
Lebanon sovereign state in Western Asia
State of Israel Independent country in western Asia
Republic of Turkey Independent country straddling Southeastern Europe and Western Asia

As-Suwayda Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Latakia Governorate
Al-Raqqah Governorate
Tartus Governorate
Idlib Governorate
Daraa Governorate
Homs Governorate
Damascus Governorate
Aleppo Governorate
Hama Governorate
Quneitra Governorate

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	4,592,777	-	census
1961	4,742,596	3.16%	census
1962	4,897,428	3.16%	census
1963	5,057,825	3.17%	census
1964	5,224,579	3.19%	census
1965	5,398,333	3.22%	census
1966	5,579,283	3.24%	census
1967	5,767,478	3.26%	census
1968	5,963,248	3.28%	census
1969	6,166,933	3.3%	census
1970	6,378,802	3.32%	census
1971	6,599,366	3.34%	census
1972	6,828,765	3.36%	census
1973	7,066,474	3.36%	census
1974	7,311,685	3.35%	census
1975	7,564,000	3.34%	census
1976	7,822,610	3.31%	census
1977	8,088,148	3.28%	census
1978	8,363,346	3.29%	census
1979	8,651,904	3.34%	census
1980	8,956,156	3.4%	census
1981	9,277,280	3.46%	census
1982	9,613,572	3.5%	census
1983	9,960,919	3.49%	census
1984	10,313,558	3.42%	census
1985	10,667,245	3.32%	census
1986	11,020,570	3.21%	census
1987	11,374,437	3.11%	census
1988	11,729,760	3.03%	census
1989	12,088,336	2.97%	census
1990	12,451,539	2.92%	census
1991	12,818,302	2.86%	census
1992	13,187,960	2.8%	census
1993	13,562,742	2.76%	census
1994	13,945,646	2.75%	census
1995	14,338,240	2.74%	census
1996	14,746,306	2.77%	census
1997	15,168,523	2.78%	census
1998	15,591,261	2.71%	census
1999	15,995,760	2.53%	census
2000	16,371,208	2.29%	census
2001	16,700,984	1.97%	census
2002	16,994,676	1.73%	census
2003	17,298,476	1.76%	census
2004	17,676,012	2.14%	census
2005	18,294,611	3.38%	census
2006	18,914,977	3.28%	census
2007	19,632,806	3.66%	census
2008	20,325,443	3.41%	census
2009	20,824,893	2.4%	census
2010	21,018,834	0.92%	census
2011	20,863,993	-0.74%	census
2012	20,420,701	-2.17%	census
2013	19,809,141	-3.09%	census
2014	17,064,854	-16.08%	census
2015	17,997,408	5.18%	(Worldbank)
2016	17,453,933	-3.11%	(Worldbank)
2017	18,269,868	4.47%	census
2018	18,284,407	0.08%	census
2019	18,499,181	1.16%	census

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