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Syria
Basic data — Syria, Asia.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Crise
7.9 /10 risk
- Security 4.5
- Legitimacy 1.0
- Economy 2.5
- Diplomacy 1.6
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Damascus
- Population
- 25,620,000 inh.
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Currency
- SYP
- Regime
- provisional government
Executive in office
Head of State
Ahmed el-Charaa
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
24 G$
GDP / capita
1,052 $
Growth
0.7 %
Inflation
13.4 %
Unemployment
13.6 %
Life expectancy
72.6 yrs
Nuclear posture
Programme abandonné
Réacteur Al-Kibar détruit par Israël 2007
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.04/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
1/100
Corruption (CPI)
12/100
Press freedom (RSF)
21/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Phosphate + huile d'olive
Top imports
- 24% Blé + riz
Import partners
-
Turquie
21%
-
Émirats arabes unis
13%
Sanctions US/UE. Transition post-Assad fin 2024.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
13%
-
GBR
13%
-
FRA
17%
-
DEU
17%
-
RUS
86%
-
CHN
80%
-
IRN
80%
Abstention: 8%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
-
◐
CTBT
-
✗
TPNW
-
✗
Rome Statute
-
✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✗
Ottawa Mine Ban
-
✗
Oslo Cluster Munitions
-
✗
Arms Trade Treaty
-
✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2026
Constitutionnelles (transition)
Réorganisation post-Assad
Last election
-
2021-05-26
Présidentielle Assad (régime)
Bachar al-Assad 95% — fui décembre 2024
Last institutional rupture Chute Assad 8 décembre 2024 (offensive HTS)
Chute du régime décembre 2024.
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