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Area > Comparative slightly larger than North Dakota
Area > Land	184,050 sq km		[87th of 238]
Area > Total	185,180 sq km		[93rd of 250]
Capital city with population	Damascus - 1,549,932
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
Forested Land	2.5%		[177th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	35 00 N, 38 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey 822 km
Land use > Arable land	24.8%		[37th of 258]
Largest city	Damascus
Largest city population	2,036,000		[50th of 174]
Largest city with population	Damascus - 1,549,932
Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Map references Middle East
Natural resources petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower
Population density	93.53 people per sqkm		[102nd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	103.62 people/m²		[83rd of 204]
Precipitation	143 mm		[90th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	185,180 km²		[87th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Hermon

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