New Mexico is a state located in the Southwestern 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 New Mexico and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Mexico bigger than Syria?
The total area of New Mexico is 121,591 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. New Mexico is bigger than Syria by 50,091 sq mi. New Mexico is around 1.70 times bigger than Syria.
Area of New Mexico: 121,591 sq mi (314,918 km2)
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi ( 185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Mexico as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 2,115,877.
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 New Mexico and Syria.
The capital city of New Mexico is Santa Fe and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
New Mexico: English
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
New Mexico: New Mexican
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
New Mexico: US-NM
Syria: SY
New Mexico Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Syria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Mexico:
34° 24′ 25.56″ N, 106° 6′ 45.36″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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