Location : middle east. bordering the mediterranean sea. between lebanon and turkey Geographic Coordinates
: 35 00 n. 38 00 e Map Reference : middle east Area :
total: 185.180 sq km land: 184.050 sq km water: 1.130 sq km note: includes 1.295 sq km of israeli-occupied territory Area Comparative: slightly larger than north dakota
Syria More Facts
Land boundaries :
total: 2.253 km border countries: iraq 605 km. israel 76 km. jordan 375 km. lebanon 375 km. turkey 822 km coastline
: 234 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 41 nm Climate:
mostly desert; hot. dry. sunny summers (june to august) and mild. rainy winters (december to february) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in damascus Terrain
: primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west Elevation extremes : lowest point: unnamed location near lake tiberias -200 m highest point: mount hermon 2.814 m Natural Resources
:petroleum. phosphates. chrome and manganese ores. asphalt. iron ore. rock salt. marble. gypsum. hydropower Land use : arable land: 25.22% permanent crops: 4.43% other: 70.35% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 12.130 sq km (1998 est.)
