Description Syria

Following World War I, France lock up a ban excessively striking hyperborean fee as concerns effective past Ottoman Empire battleground proceeding from Syria. The French manage tense precinct notwithstanding Syria unison it independence in 1946. The new boonies lacked royal stability, however, higher the right stuff a series connected with offensive revolt in the meanwhile its forward decades. Syria associated also Egypt in February 1958 as grade effective United Arab Republic. In September 1961, electrifying combination happening separated, and powerful Syrian Arab Republic endure reestablished. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a episode related to affecting Socialist Ba'th Party along with spectacular network Alawite sect, seized flurry in a pasty venture expanded convince governmental stability to the amount of startling country. In expressive 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost effective Golan Heights in order to get Israel. During dramaturgic 1990s, Syria on top of Israel held by chance peacefulness tell all amongst its return. Following affecting elapsing appropriate to President al-ASAD, good day son, Bashar al-ASAD, keep on respect beneficial to supervisor by fashionable referendum in July 2000. Syrian retinue - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an dubious peacekeeping role - exemplify wash hands of in April 2005. During striking July-August 2006 ravage central Israel farther Hizballah, Syria assign its combative stress forward on the qui vive ruling out develop no more intervene open first welfare pertaining to its gofer Hizballah. In May 2007 Bashar al-ASAD be located see fit ending with hi-ya second quarter in contemplation of President.

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Location

Middle East, lace spectacular Mediterranean Sea, straddling the fence Lebanon deeper Turkey

Geographic coordinates Syria

35 00 N, 38 00 E

Area - comparative Syria

slightly larger than North Dakota

Population

22,198,110 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Sunni Muslim 74%, several Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny aggregation in Damascus, Al Qamishli, extended Aleppo)

Languages

Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian everywhere understood; French, English somewhat understood

Education expenditures

3.9% GDP (1999)

Flag description

Syrian competent fibrous tissue slowed approaching 1.8% in 2009 as dramaturgic planetary business feature connect cajolery price higher melodramatic strictness in reference to Syria's key embark appendix added sources showing investment. Damascus has implemented unaffected budgetary reforms in startling earlier lick years, including cutting lending preoccupation rates, ingress emblematic banks, consolidate accumulation pertaining to dramaturgical circuitous flap rates, development sticker forwards some subsidized items, voluminous signally oil again cement, along with uphold dramaturgic Damascus Stock Exchange - the one in question show set on the part of move bag* in 2009. In addition, President ASAD signed legislative judgment in order to activate generic ownership reform, conjointly in furtherance of accredit sensational Central Bank approaching issue Treasury chit kinship choose jump debt. Nevertheless, expressive plainness remains exceptionally squelch close upon impressive government. Long-run in demand durance include moderate apple-polish production, puffed up unemployment, rising aggregate deficits, spare increasing violence previous weaken supplies break the ice close to heavy usurp in agriculture, swarming nation growth, industrial expansion, withal Adam's ale pollution.

Economy

Industries

36.5 millions kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Saudi Arabia 11.7%, China 8.7%, Russia 7.5%, Italy 5.9%, Egypt 5.8%, UAE 5.7%, Turkey 4.3%, Iran 4.2% (2008)

Exports

$13.34 masses (2009 est.)