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Syria: map and facts
Syria is in Western Asia. It has about 25.6 million people (2025), the 57th largest population. It covers 185,180 km², the 87th largest by area. That is about 138 people per km². Its highest point is Mount Hermon, at 2,814 m. The longest river on its map is the Euphrates, 2,800 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 25,620,427 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 185,180 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Damascus
- Highest point: Mount Hermon, 2,814 m (Natural Earth)
- Forest: 2.9% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Syria, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Euphrates: 2,800 km
- Tigris: 1,850 km
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Mount Hermon: 2,814 m (its highest point)
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Mesopotamia, Syrian Desert and Levant Coast.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): bare ground 50.9%, farmland 22.1%, open shrubland 19.2%, grassland 4.8%, towns and cities 1.4%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plateaus 57%, hills 22.7%, plains 14%, mountains 6.3%.
Forests covered 2.9% of its land in 2024, up from 2.5% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Syria shares land borders with Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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