South Dakota is a state in the North Central 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 South Dakota and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Syria?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Syria by 5,616 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.08 times bigger than Syria.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi ( 185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
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 South Dakota and Syria.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Syria: SY
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Syria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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