Republic under an authoritarian regime. President approved by popular referendum for a second seven-year term (no term limits); referendum last held on 27 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2014); the president appoints the vice presidents, prime minister, and deputy prime ministerselection results: Bashar al-ASAD approved as president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD 97.6%, other 2.4%
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Currently, the government in Syria makes the majority Sunnis second-class citizens in their own country.
Syria was Syria.
No, Syria is an independent country. Turkey is the country that boarders Syria from the north.
No, Syria is not a gulf country it is belong to sham countries.
Syria is a country, so Syria's country of origin is SyriaANS 2 - It's not that simple. - The country we know as Syria was formerly a part of the Ottoman dominated Arab Levant and was given to France as a Protectorate after WW1. They gained independence as modern Syria in 1946..
syria is a country
No Syria is an independent Arab country
There is no other country above Syria than Turkey. East of Syria is Iraq and North is Turkey.
There is no one "nearest" country so Syria. Syria borders Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq. So, in a sense, all these countries are "nearest" to Syria.
They are not an elected Government. They do not allow vocal descent Fair trials are not an option. They a communist Government, not a democratic one.
Well, everyone thinks their country is the best, and my country is syria so I guess yeah it is :)