Official name: Syrian Arab Republic
Capital: Damascus Total Area: 185,180 km2 Approximate population: 17,408,860 Location: Southwestern Asia Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Christian Currency: Syrian Pound Organizations: United Nations
Borders: Iraq, Occupied Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
Maritime boundaries: Mediterranean Sea
Syria is divided into (14) muhafazat (sing. muhafazah: provinces):
Aleppo, Damascus, Daraa, Deir ez-Zor, Hama, Al-Hasakah, Homs, Idlib, Latakia, Quneitra, Raqqa, Rif Dimashq, As-Suwayda, Tartus.