Syria
Asia · Capital: Damascus
Syria is a country in Asia, home to about 23.9 million people across 185,180 km². Its capital is Damascus. It is a coastal country sharing land borders with 5 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Damascus
Region
Asia
Population
~23.9 million people
Area
185,180 km²
Density
129 people per km²
Coastline
Has a coastline
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Lowest point
Below sea level
Drives on the
Right
Language
Arabic
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
2,814 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
green, white, black, red
Flag features
at least one star
Land borders (5)
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
TurkeySyria in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Syria is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 20 claims from the pool that are true of Syria, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Borders Turkey1 of 8
- Its capital city's name begins with “D”1 of 9
- Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
- Its name begins with “S”1 of 26
- Has land below sea level1 of 33
- Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
- Its flag contains black1 of 44
- Is in Asia1 of 48
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177