Syria: flag, capital & map
Get to know Syria, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Damascus
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 25,620,427
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Syrian Pound (SYP)
Syria is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Damascus.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Syria
The flag illustrated in Roam has three horizontal bands: green above white above black, with three red five-pointed stars across the white band.
Where it is
Syria is grouped in Western Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Syria has a recorded area of 185,180 square kilometres. Among the 17 countries assigned to Western Asia in this dataset, it ranks 6 by area, from largest to smallest. Oman is immediately above it in that ordering, at 309,500 km². Jordan is immediately below it, at 89,342 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 25,620,427 people for Syria in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 138 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Syrian Pound (SYP). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Syria?
Reveal answer
Damascus. Syria is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Damascus.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Syria?
Reveal answer
The flag illustrated in Roam has three horizontal bands: green above white above black, with three red five-pointed stars across the white band.
Which land neighbours of Syria are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Türkiye. The source classifies Syria as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Syria?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Syria.
Which currency codes are listed for Syria?
Reveal answer
Syrian Pound (SYP). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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