Changes

In December 2024, following a campaign  

In December 2024, following a campaign  

by various rebel forces, a mixture of diverse ideologies, have toppled the Assad regime.

by various rebel forces, a mixture of diverse ideologies, have toppled the Assad regime.

Iran was weakned for its attacks on Israel since Oct 2023 and Russia threw Assad under the bus.

Iran was weakned for its attacks on Israel since post Oct 7 2023 war, subsequently uts Hezbollah too,  and Russia threw Assad under the bus.

 

==Economy==

==Economy==

Syria is a middle-income, developing country with an economy based on agriculture, oil, industry, and tourism. However, Syria's economy faces serious challenges and impediments to growth, including: a large and poorly performing public sector; declining rates of oil production; widening non-oil deficit; wide scale corruption; weak financial and capital markets; and high rates of unemployment tied to a high population growth rate. In addition, Syria currently is the subject of U.S. economic sanctions under the Syria Accountability Act, which prohibits the export and re-export of most U.S. products to Syria.  

Syria is a middle-income, developing country with an economy based on agriculture, oil, industry, and tourism. However, Syria's economy faces serious challenges and impediments to growth, including: a large and poorly performing public sector; declining rates of oil production; widening non-oil deficit; wide scale corruption; weak financial and capital markets; and high rates of unemployment tied to a high population growth rate. In addition, Syria currently is the subject of U.S. economic sanctions under the Syria Accountability Act, which prohibits the export and re-export of most U.S. products to Syria.