Area > Comparative
slightly larger than North Dakota |
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Capital city with population
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Damascus - 1,549,932 |
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Forested Land
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2.5% |
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[177th of 193]
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Largest city
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Damascus |
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Largest city population
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2,036,000 |
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[50th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Damascus - 1,549,932 |
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Location
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey |
Map references
Middle East |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[71st of 82]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[166th of 190]
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Natural hazards
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dust storms, sandstorms |
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Natural resources
petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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37°19'N |
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Population density
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93.53 people per sqkm |
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[102nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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103.62 people/m²
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[83rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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143 mm |
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[90th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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193.05 people/km² of arable lan |
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[39th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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185,180 km²
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[87th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Hermon |
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Terrain
primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west |
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