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Middle East > Syria > Geography

SYRIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than North Dakota
Area > Land 184,050 sq km Time series [87th of 238]
Area > Total 185,180 sq km Time series [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 Time series
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% Time series [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 Time series [83rd of 204]
Precipitation 143 mm [90th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 185,180 km² Time series [87th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mount Hermon

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah, Suriyah

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