Syria

About Syria

Syria is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Syrian Arab Republic. In Arabic, the name is written سوريا, and the capital دمشق. Syria is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Syria is Damascus. Damascus lies at about 34° north and 36° east. The official language of Syria is Arabic. Its currency is the Syrian Pound, with the symbol ⁨£⁩ and the international code SYP.

Syria covers about 185,180 square kilometres, which puts it 87th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Türkiye, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon. The largest of these neighbours by area is Türkiye. Other countries in Western Asia include Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Iraq and Yemen, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Syria with the other countries of the same region.