Asia · Western Asia
Capital: Damascus
Syria
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Syria in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #113
Syria's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
25.6M
#57 of 196
71st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$23.74B
#123 of 196
37th percentile
2022 · World Bank WDI
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$2.49B
#62 of 196
69th percentile
2011 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$10.0M
#128 of 196
35th percentile
2022 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
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Quick facts
- Capital
- Damascus
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Country code
- SYR
Three interesting facts
Syria shares land borders with 5 countries: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Türkiye.
Syria spans roughly 185,180 square kilometers, placing it around 87th by area in this factbook.
Syria’s position in Western Asia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Syria on the map
Syria is located in Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey. Its terrain is primarily semiarid and desert plateau, narrow coastal plain, mountains in west. The climate is 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. In area, the country is slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania.
Economy
Economic profile
Syria's economy is characterized by low-income Middle Eastern economy, prior infrastructure and economy devastated by 11-year civil war, ongoing US sanctions, sporadic trans-migration during conflict, currently being supported by World Bank trust fund, ongoing hyperinflation. Major industries include petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly. Important agricultural products include wheat, barley, milk, sheep milk, tomatoes, olives, potatoes, maize, oranges, grapes (2023). Notable exports include olive oil, phosphates, spice seeds, cotton, tomatoes (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Syria has an estimated population of 25,620,000. Language and cultural traditions vary across Syria. The population includes Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian). The urban population represents 57.4% of total population (2023).
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