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Syria

Politics

  • Arab League
  • No US relations
  • Ties Germany, France, and China
  • Republic
  • President- Bashar al-Asad
  • Prime Minister- Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis
  • Political pressure groups

Economy

People

  • Struggling economy
  • Business types: agriculture, industry, services
  • 50% unemployed
  • High poverty
  • 104th GDP
  • Government budget: $-1.8bil
  • $5bil debt
  • Syrian pound
  • Many exports to other middle eastern countries
  • Imports
  • population 17,185,170
  • Language- Arabic
  • Religion- Islam
  • life expectancy 75 years
  • population decreasing
  • most live in the city
  • Aleppo most populated

History

  • links to ancient China
  • nomads
  • caravan trails
  • Controlled by ancient Rome, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Alexander the Great
  • France had control
  • Independence was key

Syria

  • Vast mountain ranges
  • plains and desert
  • Mediterranean climate
  • fertile farmland along coast
  • many natural resources
  • gained independence April 17th, 1946
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • neighbors Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel

Education

  • 95% literate
  • Learn in arabic
  • 12 year school system (basic;secondary)
  • Higher education (university)
  • 27 universities
  • Choose branch for career:
  • General/Academic
  • Technical/Vocational
  • Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate degrees

Current Event

  • Many recent terror attacks
  • Car bomb Jan. 7th
  • Town outside of Aleppo

Culture

Facts

  • Food is important
  • wheat
  • tea
  • mezzeh
  • Clothing is very symbolic
  • Religion is VERY important
  • Popular places:
  • Damascus
  • Great Umayyad Mosque
  • Famous people:
  • Jerry Seinfeld
  • Ghada Shouaa
  • Syria was a founding member of the UN
  • How to say Syria in Arabic (suria)

Image by Tom Mooring

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