Syria flag
The flag of Syria was founded on March, 29, 1980
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Description of Syrian flag: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black, colors associated with the Arab Liberation flag; two small, green, five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; former flag of the United Arab Republic where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; the current design dates to 1980
Country name:
long form: Syrian Arab Republic
short form: Syria
Location of Syria: Middle East
Syria borders with:
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
the Mediterranean Sea
The capital of Syria: Damascus
Time difference: UTC+2
Area: 185,180 sq km
Population: 20,178,500
Nationality: Syrian
Official language: Arabic
Government type: republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime
Chief of state: President
Currency: Syrian pounds (SYP)
Internet-domain: .sy