Mississippi 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 Mississippi and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Syria?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Syria by 23,070 sq mi. Mississippi is around 1.48 times smaller than Syria.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi ( 185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Mississippi as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 2,949,965.
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 Mississippi and Syria.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Syria: SY
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Syria as of 2019: 0.567
Mississippi 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 Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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