Syria

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Syrian Arab Republic

Capital
Damascus
Population
23.6M (2023)58th/241
Area
184k km²88th/241
Density
128.5/km²
Nominal GDP
$24B (2022)
GDP per capita
$6,375 (2010)
HDI
0.564163rd/194
Life expectancy
72.1 years135th/216
Fertility rate
2.766th/216
Unemployment rate
13%23rd/187
CO₂ emissions
31.8 Mt CO₂74th/200
Forest area
2.8%172nd/199
Currency
Syrian Pound (SYP)

Land borders — Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon