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Syria
Basic data — Syria, Asia.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · 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
Government in office 18 members
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Assaad el-Chaibani
ministre syrien de la Défense
Mourhaf Abou Kasra
ministre syrien de l’Intérieur
Mohammed Abdel Rahman
ministre de l'Économie et des Finances de Syrie
Bassel Abdel Hannan
ministre de la Justice de Syrie
Chadi el-Waïssi
Minister of Education of Syria
Nazir al-Qadri
Minister of Higher Education (Syria)
Abd el-Moneim Abd el-Hafez
Minister of Health of the Syrian Arab Republic
Maher el-Charaa
Minister of Administrative Development (Syria)
Fadi al-Qassem
Minister of Agriculture of the Syrian Arab Republic
Mohammed al-Ahmad
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Hussein el-Masri
Minister of Electricity (Syria)
Omar Shaqrouq
Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs
Mohammed Abu al-Khair Shukri
Minister of Information
Mohammed el-Omar
Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
Maher Khalil al-Hasan
Minister of Local Administration and Environment (Syria)
Mohamed Muslim
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour (Syria)
Hind Kabawat
Minister of Water Resources
Osama Abu Zaid
Parliament
Conseil du peuple
210 seats
Inception 1973
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%
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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.
National anthem
Homat al Diyar
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