Flag of Syria
What the flag means
- Three equal horizontal bands: green at the top, white in the middle, and black at the bottom.
- Three red stars are centered in the white band.
Design specified by Article 6 of the Constitutional Declaration dated 13 March 2025.
Highlights
- 🏛️ Palmyra, ancient desert city
- 🕌 Historic old town of Damascus
- 🏰 Crusader Krak des Chevaliers
- 📜 A long cradle of civilization
- 🍽️ Rich Syrian cuisine
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Population
- 25,620,427 people (2025)
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Capital
- Damascus
- Languages
- Arabic, Kurdish
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Similar flags
Pan-Arab colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Arab Republic, Article 6
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Capital: Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Arab Republic, Article 6
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs