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Syria
- Location
Location Description
Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
- Continent
- Asia
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black. At the center of the white band are two small five-pointed green stars arranged in a horizontal line.
- Capital
- Damascus
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- (pound)
- Size
- 71,498 sq mi (185,180 sq km) — 90th largest
- Total Population
- 25,620,000 people — 57th largest
- Population Density
- 358 people per sq mi (138 people per sq km) — 91st largest