Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions 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 Louisiana and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Syria?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. Louisiana is smaller than Syria by 19,430 sq mi. Louisiana is around 1.38 times smaller than Syria.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi (185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
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 Louisiana and Syria.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Syria: SY
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Syria as of 2019: 0.567
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Syria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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