Under the rule of the Ba’ath Party, most of the larger companies in Syria were nationalized. Around 16 percent of all workers are employed in agriculture and industry, and 65 percent in the service sector. Since taking office, President Bashar al-Assad has in particular tackled the development of a private or partially privatized economic sector… Read More »
Estimated GDP: US $ 38 billion (estimated 2018) Per capita income (purchasing power parity): 2579 US $ (estimated 2019) Human Development Rank (HDI): 155 under 189 (2017) Share of poverty (less than $ 2 per day): 75% Distribution of income (Gini coefficient): n / a Economic transformation index: (BTI) Rank 128 (of 129) (2018) Syrian… Read More »
Opposition In addition to the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the militant opposition is shaped by Islamist organizations that are either close to the Islamic States (IS) or Al-Qaeda. Free Syrian Army (FSA) According to naturegnosis, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) is the armed arm of the group “National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces”… Read More »
The 2011 uprising The civil war in Syria was triggered by the initially peaceful protests against the regime. People called for social reforms and political freedoms and the rule of law. However, the regime struggled with reforms and very soon responded with violence to protesters’ demands. There are riots. The uprising had meanwhile spread to… Read More »
Syria and the Lebanese Civil War When the Lebanese left and the Palestinian organizations saw an election victory in 1976 in Lebanon, the civil war between the Palestinians, the Forces Lebanaises and the Kataib (Christian-Maronite militias) had just started. Syria now intervened in the civil war in favor of the Maronites. Syria, which had no… Read More »
Alphabetized adults: 80% (2010, no current data) most important religion: Islam (Sunnis) other important religious communities: Christians, Alawis, Druze, Ismailis Urban population: 56% Life expectancy (female / male): 75/69 (2018) Gender Inequality Index: 136 of 160 (2018) Number of births: 2.92 / woman (2016) Media According to payhelpcenter, there is no independent media landscape in… Read More »