| Area Total | 187,437 sq km |
| 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 |
| Natural Resources | petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower |
| Imports | Russia 32.4%, Turkey 16.7%, China 9.5% (2017) – machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper |
| Government | presidential republic |
| Capital | Damascus |
| Population | 19,454,263 (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian) |
| Language | Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English |
| Exports | Lebanon 31.5%, Iraq 10.3%, Jordan 8.8%, China 7.8%, Turkey 7.5%, Spain 7.3% (2017) – crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat |
News about Syria
- Rainfalls in Hama on Wednesday 26-1-2022by Manar on January 26, 2022
- Indian Embassy celebrates 73rd anniversary of the Republic Dayby Manar on January 26, 2022
Damascus, SANA-Indian Ambassador in Damascus, Mahender Singh Kanyal, described relations between India and Syria as historical and deeply-rooted Which are boosted in all political, economic and cultural fields. Kanyal said in a statement to SANA reporter during a ceremony held by the Indian embassy in Damascus on Wednesday on the73th anniversary of the […]
- Syrian-Belarusian joint committee starts meetings in Minskby Manar on January 26, 2022
Minsk, SANA- meetings of the eighth session of the Syrian-Belarusian Joint Governmental Committee for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation began in Minsk on Wednesday in the presence of the delegations of the two countries. The Syrian side is headed by Minister of Public Works and Housing, Eng. Suhail Abdel Latif, and from Belarus by Dmitriy …
- Snow in Slunfeh, Lattakia countryside 26-1-2022by Manar on January 26, 2022
- QSD militia raids villages and neighborhoods in Hasaka City, kidnaps civiliansby ruaa-jazaeri on January 26, 2022
Hasaka, SANA- The QSD militia, backed by the American occupation forces, raided al-Zohour and Ghwairan neighborhoods and a number of villages near Hasaka City under the pretext of searching for fugitives from the Industrial Secondary School Prison and kidnapped a number of civilians. Groups of the QSD militia raided this morning the western neighborhood of […]
- US occupation continues plundering Syrian oil from al-Jazeera regionby rafah on January 26, 2022
Hasaka, SANA- Over the past hours, the US occupation forces continued to plunder the Syrian oil as a convoy of tankers laden with stolen Syrian oil headed for northern Iraq. “130 tankers laden with crude oil stolen from the Syrian oilfields by the US occupation troops in cooperation with QSD militia leaved al-Jazeera region heading …
- Syrian-Belarusian talks on boosting economic, industrial and trade relationsby rafah on January 26, 2022
Minsk, SANA-Syria and Belarus have discussed means of boosting relations in all spheres especially in the economic, industrial and trade domains, and means of upgrading these relations to be up to the level of the distinguished political relations This came during talks between Minister of Public Works and Housing, Eng. Suhail Abdel Latif and Dmitriy […]
- Signing agreement on electrical linkage from Jordan to Lebanon via Syriaby ruaa-jazaeri on January 26, 2022
Beirut, SANA-Syria, Lebanon and Jordan singed on Wednesday an agreement on electricity linkage from Jordan to Lebanon via Syria. “We in Syria are among the first countries that seek Arab-Arab cooperation in all fields,” Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel said. Al-Zamel’s remarks came during a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Walid […]
- Snowfall at night in regions with altitude below 700 mby rafah on January 26, 2022
Damascus, SANA- Most regions are witnessing the peak of the low pressure, which has begun to affect the country, especially the coastal region, since yesterday evening and will continue until next Friday, according to Head of the Central Prediction Center at the General Directorate of Meteorology, Shadi Jawish Since morning, the southern region has […]
- SANA correspondent in Beirut: Signing agreement on electrical linkage between Jordan and Lebanon via Syria.by ruaa-jazaeri on January 26, 2022
- Shamima Begum begs Boris to bring her back to Britain so she can help him tackle TERRORISMon January 26, 2022
Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum (pictured), 22, says she could help tackle terrorism if she is allowed to return to the UK. She spoke to GB News from al-Roj prison camp in Syria.
- Australian teen trapped in Syrian prison sends desperate plea for help on January 25, 2022
An Australian boy is trapped inside Gutweiran prison, in Hasakah in Syria's north-east, which has become the centre of violent clashes between Islamic State militants and Kurdish-led forces.
- Abu Deghayes convicted of encouraging terrorism after 'Jihad by the sword' sermon in Brightonon January 21, 2022
Abu Bakr Deghayes, 53, preached that 'Jihad was compulsory' to his 50-strong congregation, including children, during an uninvited sermon at the Brighton Mosque in Sussex.
- Mesopotamians bred powerful ass hybrids for warfare, study findson January 14, 2022
People of ancient Mesopotamia created a hybrid animal by crossing domestic donkeys with wild asses, scientists in Paris report.These animals, kungas,could haul a chariot into battle.
- Female Irish soldier 'who joined ISIS and financed terror' fights to get terrorism charges tossedon January 11, 2022
A former member of the Defence Forces is seeking to have charges of being a member of Islamic State and financing terrorism dropped at the Special Criminal Court.
- Man who used student loan to fund failed bid to join Syrian jihadi camp is jailed for 12 yearson January 6, 2022
Mamun Rashid, from Whitechapel, east London, partly funded a terror plot with his student loan and state benefits for being his mother's registered carer, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
- Military bases housing US troops on two Iraqi bases and one in Syria are hit by Katyusha rocketson January 5, 2022
Iraqi and Syrian bases occupied by US troops were targeted by Katyusha rockets and gunfire Wednesday in the latest in a strong of attacks meant to avenge Iranian general Qassem Soleimani's death
- Prince Charles shares New Year message about defending human rights on January 1, 2022
In a New Year message released on the first day of 2022, the Prince of Wales also paid tribute to the 'brave individuals, local communities and international organisations'.
- Military mom practices hugging her children while on deployment in Syria [Video]on December 23, 2021
Laura Strzelecki, 33, from Iowa, recently shared footage, which saw her in multiple locations practicing for the emotional moment she would be reunited with her kids in Hawaii.
- CIA advisor expert in foreign conflicts believes US is 'closer to civil war' than thought possibleon December 21, 2021
Dr. Barbara Walter, political science professor who studies civil wars and advises the CIA is calling the U.S. 'closer to civil war than any of us would like to believe.'
