Syria (Manifest Destiny Max)

Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية  (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah
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Capital and largest city	Aleppo
Official languages	Arabic
Recognised regional languages	Turkish, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armeniam
Ethnic groups	Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians, Mandeans, Armenians, Circassians, Greeks, and Jews
Religion	85% Islam 12% Christianity 3% Druze
Demonym(s)	Syrian
Government	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic under a Ba'athist one-party state
• President	Uday Hussein
• Prime Minister	Khalifa al-Malki
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence from the British Empire
• Declaration	14 May 1948
• WA	11 May 1949

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة) is a country situated in Western Asia and is located in the Middle East, bordering Antioch, Lebanon, Nusayria, Iraq, Turkey, Assyria, Turcomania, Kurdistan, Hejaz, Hawran, Shammar, and Israel. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians, Mandeans, Armenians, Circassians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandaeans, Shiites, Salafis, and Yazidis. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Sunnis are the largest religious group.

The 1953 Syrian revolution overthrew King Faisal and created a presidential republic, which was followed by a 1967 coup by the Ba'athist Democratic Arab Socialist Union. The new Party authorities renamed the country as the Syrian Arab Republic. Syria aligned with Egypt, Lybia, and the Soviet Union. Saddam Hussein, an enforcer for the Ba'ath Party, eventually rises to power. Like Stalin to Lenin, Saddam builds upon the work of his predecessors by forging a totalitarian Ba'athist state with him at the head of a cult of personality. He wages war against Kurdistan, Lebanon, Nursayria, and Assyria,, plays the US off the USSR, and rules over Syria for 40 years before dying of old age in 2022. Currently there is a power struggle between his son Uday and high-ranking general Khalifa al-Malki, as well as a growist Islamist insurgency.

Syria is a presidential republic under a Ba'athist one-party state and is divided into 21 governorates (provinces).

Politics and government

Foreign relations

Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbors, and securing the return of the Golan Heights, have been the primary goals of Syria's foreign policy. At many points in its history, Syria has seen virulent tension with its geographically cultural neighbors, such as Turkey, Israel, Iraq, Kurdistan, Assyria, Hejaz, Nursayria, Antioch, and Lebanon.

Economy

Syria remained economically dependent on its oil and agriculture sectors for decades; Syria's main exports include crude oil, refined products, raw cotton, clothing, fruits, and grains. Syrian imports are raw materials essential for industry, vehicles, agricultural equipment, and heavy machinery.

Demographics

The majority of the population is Arab, with about 60-70% of the population belongs to the Arab ethnic group. About 20% consists of Turks, who predominantly inhabit North Syria's northern regions near southern Turkey, and 5% Armenians. Other ethnic groups include Circassians, Syriac Christians, Yemenite Jews, and Assyrians.