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Syria

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World Factbook

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Geography
Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Climate
mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
Terrain
primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west
Natural resources
petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
People & Society
Religions
Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%
Government
Government type
transitional presidential republic
Independence
17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)
National holiday
Independence Day (Evacuation Day), 17 April (1946)
Legal system
mixed system of civil and Islamic (sharia) law (for family courts)
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$98.858 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$4,200 (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
-1.2% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
94.1% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate
13% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Turkey 29%, Saudi Arabia 16%, Lebanon 10%, India 10%, UAE 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Turkey 49%, UAE 11%, China 8%, Egypt 7%, Lebanon 3% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Syria

Summary

Syria is a country[1]. Syria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Syria was a member of League of Arab States[3].
  • Syria was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[4].
  • Syria was a member of International Finance Corporation[5].
  • Syria was a member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency[6].
  • Syria was a member of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes[7].
  • Syria was a member of Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa[8].
  • Syria is in the country of Syria[9].
  • Syria is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[10].
  • Syria is on the continent of Asia[11].
  • Syria's instance of is recorded as country[12].
  • Syria's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Syria's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country[14].
  • Syria's capital is recorded as Damascus[15].
  • Syria's official language is recorded as Arabic[16].
  • Syria's currency is recorded as Syrian pound[17].
  • Syria's shares border with is recorded as Turkey[18].
  • Syria's shares border with is recorded as Israel[19].
  • Syria's shares border with is recorded as Iraq[20].
  • Syria's shares border with is recorded as Jordan[21].
  • Syria's shares border with is recorded as Lebanon[22].
  • Syria's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .sy[23].
  • Syria's anthem is recorded as Humat ad-Diyar[24].
  • Syria's basic form of government is recorded as semi-presidential system[25].
  • Syria's basic form of government is recorded as unitary state[26].
  • Syria's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Damascus Governorate[27].

Body

Geography

Syria is in the country of Syria[9]. Syria is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[10]. Syria is on the continent of Asia[11]. Part of include Middle East[28], a transcontinental region[29], in Iran[30] and West Asia[31], a region[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include country[12], sovereign state[13], and Mediterranean country[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Syria include Syriac alphabet[33], a natural writing system[34], founded in 0001[35]; Syrians[36], a human population[37]; Ateliotum syriaca[38], a taxon[39]; and Syria Planum[40], a planum[41].

Why It Matters

Syria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Syria is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Syria include Syriac alphabet[33], a natural writing system[34], founded in 0001[35]; Syrians[36], a human population[37]; Ateliotum syriaca[38], a taxon[39]; and Syria Planum[40], a planum[41].

Related Entities

Abd al-Halim Khaddam Afrin Ahmed al-Sharaa Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences Alan Kurdi Aleppo Al-Furat University Al-Ghazali Al-Haffah Al-Hajar al-Aswad Al-Horgelah SC Al-ʻIjliyyah Al-Jazeera Private University Al-Nabek Al-Qusayr Al-Rastan Al-Sanamayn Al-Shahbaa University Al-Sham Private University Al-Shaykh Badr Al-Walid II Al-Wataniya Private University Anti-Lebanon mountains Antioch Syrian University Antiochus II Theos Antiochus I Soter Antiochus of Ascalon Arab International University Arab Socialist Movement Armenia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wanabqa.com. Retrieved . wanabqa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · HurricaneEdgar · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 027356949
    Flag image → Flag of Syria (1972–1980).svg, Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria , Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Syria (1972–1980).svg"
  2. 7d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → War of Attrition
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q30916666]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  3. 20d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → syria
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: syria, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961158|syria (#289961158)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  4. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → syrie01
    Svkkl authority id → g0004019-Syrie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0004019-Syrie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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