Syria is a Tier III nation located in the Middle East. It is usually conquered by its neighbors and overshadowed by 
Turkey and 
Egypt. Syria is ranked 47th, behind 
North Korea. It is mediocre in its region; however, it has access to a formable which can be formed within the first year of the game and can quickly dominate the Middle East if played correctly.
Background
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Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia Syria is a unitary republic consisting of 14 governorates and is the only country that politically espouses Ba'athism. It is a member of one international organization other than the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement; it was suspended from the The name "Syria" historically referred to a wider region, broadly synonymous with the Bashar al-Assad has been president since 2000 and was preceded by his father Hafez al-Assad, who was in office from 1971 to 2000. Throughout his rule, Syria and the ruling Ba'ath Party have been condemned and criticized for various human rights abuses, including frequent executions of citizens and political prisoners, and massive censorship. Since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in an armed conflict, widely known as the Syrian Civil War. A number of countries in the region and beyond have been involved militarily or otherwise. As a result, a number of self-proclaimed political entities have emerged on Syrian territory, including the Syrian opposition, Rojava, Tahrir al-Sham and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Syria was ranked last on the Global Peace Index from 2016 to 2018, making it the most violent country in the world due to the war. The conflict has killed more than 570,000 people, caused 7.6 million internally displaced people (July 2015 UNHCR estimate) and over 5 million refugees (July 2017 registered by UNHCR), making population assessment difficult in recent years. |
Base Statistics
Economy
Syria produces $649,737 income. $540,188 from tax and $109,549 from resources.
Resources
Military
The nation has a home guard of 50k infantry. It also starts at Volunteer conscription with a maximum manpower capacity of 154,483 and 880 manpower every 5 days making it mediocre in its region.
| Base Manpower Capacity of Syria per Conscription Law | |
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| The following columns below present the manpower capacity from lowest (Disarmed) to highest (Required). RP stands for "Recruitable Population". | |
| Disarmed [1% RP] |
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| Volunteer [2% RP] |
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| Limited [5% RP] |
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| Extensive [10% RP] |
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| Required [25% RP] |
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Geography
Terrain
Syria is completely flat.
Biome
Syria is mostly Arid with only two exceptions. Its tip in the north-east and its coastline have no biome at all.
Borders
Syria borders Turkey, 
Lebanon, 
Iraq, 
Israel, and 
Jordan; most of these nations being enemies to a Syria player.
Cities
Syria has a total of 20 cities. Its capital is Damascus, and its most populated city is Aleppo. Damascus has a base population of 2,466,000 people and Aleppo has 2,738,000 people. These two cities make up around half of Syria's total population. Syria has a total population of 9,360,107 people at the start of the game.
Threats
- Turkey wanting to form the
Ottoman Empire. - Egypt wanting to form the
Mamluk Sultanate or the 
Khedivate of Egypt. 
France wanting to form the 
French Empire.- Iraq wanting to form the
Babylonian Empire. 
Iran wanting to form the 
Persian Empire.- Any Islamic nation wanting to form the
Islamic Caliphate. - Any Arab nation wanting to form the
Arab League. 
Italy trying to form the 
Roman Empire.
Saudi Arabia being an expansionist.
Strategies
Syria faces many threats, however, they can be repelled and maybe even conquered. Syria, if handled correctly, can stop its powerful enemies and send the nation into a golden age.
Fighting Turkey
Turkey, if it is a player, will often expand into the Middle East, especially Syria. To halt their expansion, you must take matters into your own hands, and attack first.
Industrialization
First, construct a steel manufactory, a motor factory, and 2 electronic factories. To ensure you don't plunge into immediate debt, buy the necessary resources for these factories post construction. After these factories are up and running, sell 
Electronics to any possible AI nation (preferably major/superpowers), and research Factory Output to get the most out of your electronic factories.
Preparations
Afterwards, spend as much money and manpower on tanks until you have at least 2k to be as prepared as possible for the Turks. If Turkey idles a bit and buys you enough time, you can invade Lebanon and build fortifications in your capital city of Damascus. Remember to keep building on your tanks in the process. After you're prepared for war, look for and ally strong player nations that are close proximity to you or Turkey ( Iran, Italy, etc.) and especially convince player nations under threat of a Turkish invasion to form a coalition with you (
Greece, 
Bulgaria, Iraq, etc.). The combined efforts of a strong and loyal alliance could mean the difference between an end to the Turkish threat or a crushing defeat. If there aren't any possible allies in your area, then you may want to invade alone.
War
After quickly pouncing on the Turks, they may send troops into Syria. If this happens, huddle in the safe place of your possible fortification. They will likely spam troops and will send them straight into Syria. Meanwhile, you will likely have enough manpower to squeeze new tanks into your army. Their troops will likely die to your entrenched tanks and will send more and more waves into Damascus. Now would be the perfect time to order your allies to start offensive moves if they haven't already. With the Turkish player already using most of their manpower and resources on defeating you, they will struggle greatly and will fail in holding off your ally's invasion, so now you should also start making offensive moves. Either way, Turkey will exhaust their war effort, and you can start offensive moves. With their forces now weakened in both numbers and strength, and also being scattered in both fronts, capitulating Turkey should be easy from here.
Ending the Egyptian Threat
Egypt usually tries to expand into the Middle East when they're a player, defending against Egypt is vital, and taking their lands also will give you the lands needed to form the 
Palmyrene Empire by this point.
- Create a battleship and a destroyer. A proper navy will stop any Egypt player dead in their tracks. You'll be able to afford this by attacking nations around you and seizing their treasury as well as selling factory goods to AI nations.
- Justify conquest and then attack Egypt once the justification is done (if they have not attacked you).
- Bombard Egypt's troops using your navy and use your aircraft to weaken Egypt's troops. Then, gather over 3k tanks and blitzkrieg Egypt.
- Once Egypt has capitulated/collapsed, peace out for all of their lands and go on as a dominant power in the Middle East!
Trivia
- Syria used to have 2 more formables;
Hittite and the 
Levant but both were removed in the Middle East Update. - The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011, has had a devastating impact on the country and its people, with millions of Syrians forced to flee their homes and seek refuge elsewhere.
- The capital city of Syria is Damascus, which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
- Syria is home to some of the most important historical and archaeological sites in the world, including the ancient city of Palmyra, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, and the Krak des Chevaliers castle.
