(Map: Xinhua)

 

	Syria	Lebanon
Location	Mddle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey	Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Area	185,180 sq km	10,400 sq km
Population	18,016,874	3,777,218 (July 2004 est.)
Ethnic groups	Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%	Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Government type	Republic under military regime since March 1963	Republic
Capital	Damascus	Beirut
GDP	$58.01 billion (2003 est.)	$17.82 billion (2003 est.)