Intro to Syria: Location, Politics, and Popular Culture

Intro to Syria video:



Official Name:
Syrian Arab Republic

Region Map:




Syrian Map with 14 Provinces:

Syrian Flag:

Two stars:

• Bashar Al-Assad and Ba'ath Party Flag
• replaced his father Hafez Al-Assad in 2000

Three stars:

• Syrian National Coalition and Syrian Interim Government
• "Independence Flag"

Anthem


Population: 22,400,000 (2012)

Languages: Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, Turkish, English, and French

Syrian Physical Map:

Politics

Unitary semi-presidential republic

Current government: Bashar Al-Assad and Ba'ath Party
Alternative government: Syrian National Coalition 

Bashar Al-Assad

Popular Culture

Classical Arab music

FIFA

Syrian Arab Airlines

Food:

Falafel

Foul

Fatoush

Shawarma

Sources:

http://www.npr.org/2013/12/19/255406234/more-children-become-victims-of-syrias-civil-war

Google images
http://www.visit-syria.com/infoe.htm
http://wikitravel.org/en/Syria