Full name: Syrian Arab Republic
Coordinates: 35 00 N, 38 00 E
Land area: 183,630 sq km, Land borders: 2,253 km
Sea area: 1,550 sq km, Coastline: 193 km
Population: 22,517,750 (July 2010 est.)
Position: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Neighbors: Israel 76 km, Lebanon 375 km, Jordan 375 km, Turkey 822 km, Iraq 605 km
Government: republic under an authoritarian regime
Telephones: 9.697 million (2009) mobile, 3.871 million (2009) landline
Phone international country code: 963