Syria Meredith, Joanna, Megan and Daira SYRIA

Transcript:Syria Meredith, Joanna, Megan and Daira SYRIA:
Syria Meredith, Joanna, Megan and Daira SYRIA Basic Information The Capital of Syria is Damascus. Damascus was established in 2500 B.C. and is the oldest capital in the world. The Current Syrian President is Bashar al-Assad Syria is located in Western Asia. Boarders Lebanon and Iraq. The population is 22,530,746. Syrian government is a Unitary republic and has a Semi-presidential system. Syria’s currency is the Syrian pound. History 1517—Syria fell into the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Syria used to be inhabited by Canaanites, Hebrews, Babylonians, Greeks and Romans. The Ottoman Turks ruled for 400 years (1517-1917). 1920, King Faysal established an independent Arab Kingdom in Syria. History Syria experienced military overthrows, which caused constant disorder in Syria. 1956, Syria established an union with Egypt, but this did not last long. 1961, Syria became the Syrian Arab Republic. Politics Syria is a republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime. Syria is Repeatedly Accused of Supporting Terrorist Groups Syria Sinks into Civil War Many issues with Israel Politics continued Relationship between United States Opposition Forms New Governing Body Syria’s natural resources: agriculture, oil, industry, and tourism Agriculture: 18% Agriculture used to make up for 25% of GDP and 25% of the labor force before the drought hit It’s GDP accounted for 17% in 2008, and 20.4% in 2007 Industry: 25.3% Industrial production growth rate: 6% (2010 est) Services: 56.6% GDP composition by sector: (2012 est) Drought and poor conditions The drought lasted from 2006 to roughly 2011. Up to 60% of land experienced crop failure. Herders lost around 85% of livestock which affected 1.3 million people. 200,000 villagers in 2010 were forced to head for the cities so they could better afford to live. Government has tapped into groundwater resources over 135,000 times in 1999 to a jump of 213,000 times in 2007. In 2013 the UN has implemented an emergency program, but food distribution has been stopped by security conditions. As of Jan 2012 the government announced a policy to reduce subsidies and allow process to rise. Basic commodities such as bread continue to be heavily subsidized. The macro economy is also collapsing because of the mini economics collapsing within the macro picture. Example of the shoe textile factories 9,000 shut down because of no money. oil In 1960s they were producing heavy-grade oil and in the 1980s light-grade. In 1995 oil production was @ 610,000 barrels per day (bpd) but