Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Syria is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Syria?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. Kentucky is smaller than Syria by 31,092 sq mi. Kentucky is around 1.77 times smaller than Syria.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi (185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Syria as of 2020, was estimated to be around 17,500,657.
Here is some more data comparison between Kentucky and Syria.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Syria: SY
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Syria as of 2019: 0.567
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Syria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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