Syria Population 18,389,000 Capital Damascus; 2,228,000 Area 185,180 square kilometers (71,498 square miles) Language Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English Religion Sunni, Alawite, Druze and other Muslim sects, Christian Currency Syrian pound Life Expectancy 70 GDP per Capita U.S. $3,700 Literacy Percent 77