Syria_RP_AO_IB


 * A look at the Nation**

**Demographics**




 * The median age of Syria is 22 years old **


 * Syria has just over 500,000 more men than women in its whole population **


 * 90% of the Syrian population is Arabic **

** Geography **


 * Syria is roughly the land of Florida as it covers 71,498 square miles of land, the average temperature during the summer is 100 degrees **

** Economic Resources **


 * Syria imports: heavy machinery, vehicles, and petroleum products **


 * Syria exports: oil, fruits, vegetables, wheat, clothing, meat, and animals **


 * Most Syrian families work 2 or 3 jobs for essential things **


 * The GDP in Syria is 59.4 billion, the GDP in the states is 14.59 trillion, you can tell that Syria does not make a lot of money (similar to China) as they work many jobs and produce common goods **

**Political structure**



** The Syrian government is broken down into 14 provinces and a president who controls everything, you can assume that they try to spread out and focus on problems based on the location **

 * The voting age in Syria is 18, anyone over this age is eligible to vote **


 * Syria holds an election every 7 years (the last election was in 2007 meaning the next one will be in 2014) **


 * Snapshot of the Current Leader & Government **


 * Who Revolted? **

The first person who revolted was a guy named Hasan Ali Akleh on January 26, 2011. Hasan poured gasoline on himself then lit himself on fire.
**Works** **Cited** ** Ford, Robert Stephan. "Syria." Syria. US Government, 9 Mar. 2012. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. < http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3580.htm>. **

** "Syria." CultureGrams Online Database. Proquest. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. < http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php>. **

**"Syria." CultureGrams Online Database. Proquest. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. . **
 * political activist were imprisoned and people protested which led to more arrest in 2010 **
 * in 1970 hafez al assad took power and he died in 2000. his son bashar took power and they both used terror and force **
 * in 2012 the city of homs was attacked by syrian forces because of protesting. The government prevented any aid from reaching the citizens. **
 * 2005 a car bombing killed Rafiq Hariri and the lebanese thought the syrians were responsible **
 * Negotiations between Israel and Syria have been suspended since 200 0 **