1. Facts about Syria

2. 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

3. Capital: Damascus Largest city: Aleppo Population (July 2014): 17,951,639 Area: 185,180 km 2

4. President: Bashar al-Assad Prime minister: Wael Nader al-Halgi GDP: $59.957 billion Currency: Syrian pound Official language: Arabic

5. Religion: – Sunni Muslims 74% – Shia Muslims 13% – Christians 10% – Others 3%

6. Economy of Syria Agriculture – olive oil – vegetables Oil Tourism

7. Civil war inspired by Arabic spring movement since 2011. Al-Assad vs. rebeles against his regime

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