Facts about Syria
Location
• Syria is located in Southwestern Asia• it’s bordered by Turkey on the north, Lebanon
and Israel on the west, Iraq on the east, and Jordan on the south
• Capital: Damascus
• Largest city: Aleppo
• Population (July 2014): 17,951,639
• Area: 185,180 km2
• President: Bashar al-Assad
• Prime minister: Wael Nader al-Halgi
• GDP: $59.957 billion
• Currency: Syrian pound
• Official language: Arabic
• Religion:– Sunni Muslims 74%– Shia Muslims 13%– Christians 10%– Others 3%
Economy of Syria
• Agriculture – olive oil– vegetables
• Oil
• Tourism
Civil war
• inspired by Arabic spring movement
• since 2011.
• Al-Assad vs. rebeles against his regime
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvOnXh3NN9w