Official nameJumhuriya al-Arabya as-Suriya (Syrian Arab Republic)CapitalDamascusPopulation estimate (2015)18·50 millionInternet domain extension.syCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Syrian pound (SYP), which consists of 100 piastres.TerritorySyria is bounded by the Mediterranean and Lebanon in the west, by Israel and Jordan in the south, by Iraq in the east and by Turkey in the north.LanguageThe official language is Arabic.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words