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