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    Syria is located in the Middle East, with a population of over 22 million people. The capital and largest city is Damascus. Syria has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters, and contains mountains and plains along with the Euphrates River. The country has a dictatorship government led by Bashar al-Assad, and the economy relies on agriculture and oil production, though the standard of living is low with high poverty rates. Ongoing civil war since 2011 has resulted in over 250,000 deaths and millions of refugees fleeing the violence and instability within Syria and across its borders.

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    Syria is located in the Middle East, with a population of over 22 million people. The capital and largest city is Damascus. Syria has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters, and contains mountains and plains along with the Euphrates River. The country has a dictatorship government led by Bashar al-Assad, and the economy relies on agriculture and oil production, though the standard of living is low with high poverty rates. Ongoing civil war since 2011 has resulted in over 250,000 deaths and millions of refugees fleeing the violence and instability within Syria and across its borders.

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    SYRIA

    By: Ivette Lopez

    Country Profile

    Syria is in the Middle East

    Capital City : Damascus, Syria

    Population : 22.85 million

    Major Ethnic Groups : Arab, Kurds, and Armenians

    Languages : Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian

    Religions : Islam, Judaism, Christianity

    Life Expectancy : Female : 77 years , Male : 72 years

    Literacy Rate : 84%

    Geography
    Syria has a Mediterranean climate. Meaning that It has hot, dry, sunny
    summers and mild rainy winters.
    Some major geographic landforms in Syria are mountains and plains.
    One body of water that goes through it is the Euphrates River.

    The major natural resources in this country are petroleum and iron.

    Government
    Syrias type of government is a dictatorship. Meaning that the
    government is ruled by an individual. Citizens are to do what they are
    told in a dictatorship. Bashar al-Assad is the current leader of Syria.

    Economics

    GDP : 2,066

    GDP Per Capita : 5,100

    Major crops : Wheat and tobacco

    Major Industries : The bulk of Syrian imports and machinery

    Major Exports : raw cotton , clothing , fruits, cereal grains

    I think that the standard of living in Syria is low. It is low


    because there are not enough jobs for people to work. Also 80%
    of the people there live in poverty.

    Culture

    People in Syria wear clothes that covers their entire body except their
    face and their hands.

    Women wear jeans with a dress over it.

    People in Syria listen mostly to Syrian Music.

    Although Syria is a poor country it has an educational system. They


    have very little school supplies and 98% of the schools in Syria are
    public.

    Current Events
    The article I have was published on February 4, 2016 on CNN Student News. Syria
    is having a civil war. More than 250,000 people have been killed already. Because
    of this there are about 4 million refugees around Syria. Many people are taken
    out of their homes and getting killed.

    Current Events
    The article I have is from Theguardian.com and it was published on February 7,
    2016. Many Syrians fleeing their government remained stranded on the Turkish
    border. Turkey had reached the capacity of the amount of people that they had
    in refugees. Many people are disappointed about this and some dont have a
    place where to go.

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