Syria

Officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, Syria is a country in the East Asia. Its' capital is Damascus which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World. Arabic is the official language of Syria. It has a population of approximately 19 million. This population has a diversity in terms of etnicity and religion. It has been governed by the Baas Party under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad and formerly his father Hafez Assad for over 50 years. With the Arab Spring, there has begun a desire for democracy and freedom among Syrian people. But as it is described by the American NGO Freedom House, current regime in Syria is away from democracy and freedom. Finally, a bloody civil war took place and unfortunately according to the statistics about 470.000 people have lost their lives in this civil war since 2011. In addition to its destructivity, the war has had social, economic, political and cultural effects on the country and neighbours. Undoubtedly, Turkey is the most affected country from the war in Syria. © 2018, IGI Global. All rights reserved