Maryland is a state in the United States of America located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country, whereas Syria is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Maryland and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Maryland bigger than Syria?
The total area of Maryland is 12,407 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. Maryland is smaller than Syria by 59,093 sq mi. Maryland is around 5.76 times smaller than Syria.
Area of Maryland: 12,407 sq mi ( 32,133 km2 )
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi ( 185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Maryland as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,165,129.
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 Maryland and Syria.
The capital city of Maryland is Annapolis, and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
Maryland: English
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Maryland: Marylander
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
Maryland: US-MD
Syria: SY
Human Development Index
HDI of Maryland as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Syria as of 2019: 0.567
Maryland Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Syria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Maryland:
39° 3′ 18″ N, 76° 47′ 27.24″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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