Ethnic and religious minorities
| Name: | Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﺔﻳﺭﻮﺴﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺠﻟﺍ) ﺎﻳﺭﻮﺳ |
| Bordering countries: | Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 185.2 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 17 586 ths. |
| Capital: | Damascus (ﻖﺸﻣﺩ) |
| Official language: | Arabic |