Syria
At a glance
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP)
- Government
- Provisional government
- Legislature
- People's Assembly of Syria
- Demonym
- Syrian
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +963
- Internet TLD
- .sy
- ISO 3166
- SY
- Established
- 1920
- Highest point
- Mount Hermon (2,814 m (9,232 ft))
- National anthem
- Humat ad-Diyar
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLow income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History2 leaders · click to expand
Other
Ahmed al-Sharaa✦ Current
2025–PresentPresident
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed al-Sharaa✦ Current | President | 2025–Present |
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1958–1961President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gamal Abdel Nasser | President | 1958–1961 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19455 interstate wars · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Gulf War | 1990–1991 | — | |
| Yom Kippur War● | 1973 | Israel | 10,521–21,300 |
| War of Attrition | 1967–1970 | Israel | 6,442–14,290 |
| Six-Day War● | 1967 | Israel | 12,336–19,264 |
| 1948 Arab–Israeli War● | 1948–1949 | Israel | 13,073–26,373 |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
National Teams
Syria on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
14 entries listed under Syria across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Governates (13)
Capital Cities (1)
Syria metro footprint
13 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
13 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #657 | Damascus★ Capital▲ Largest | Damascus | 2.7M | 3.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #964 | Aleppo | Aleppo | 2.5M | 1.7 | Emerging Metro |
| #1486 | Lattakia | Latakia | 527K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1495 | Ar Raqqah | Ar-Raqqah | 506K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1556 | Tartus | Ṭarṭūs | 281K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #2143 | Homs | Ḥimṣ | 1.0M | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2920 | Hama | Hama | 644K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2958 | Deir ez-Zor | Dayr az Zawr | 492K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2962 | Al Hasakah | Al-Ḥasakah | 485K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #3005 | Daraa | Dar`ā | 429K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3027 | Idlib | Idlib | 383K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3257 | As-Suwayda | Hama | 187K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3839 | Al-Qunaytrah | Quneitra | 65K | 0.0 | Local Metro |