Table of Contents
Executive Summary — 5 SWOT
Analysis — 6 Syria Security SWOT — 6
Syria Defence Industry SWOT — 7 Syria Political
SWOT — 7 Syria Economic SWOT — 8 Syria
Business Environment SWOT — 8 Political
Overview — 9 Security Risk
Analysis — 13 BMI’s Security
Ratings — 13 Table: Middle East And Africa Defence And
Security Ratings — 13 Table: Middle East And North Africa
State Terrorism Vulnerability Index — 14 Syria’s
Security Risk Ratings — 14 Conflict
Risk — 14 Terrorism Risk — 15 Physical
Safety Risk — 15 City Terrorism
Rating — 15 Methodological
Overview — 17 Table: Methodology — 18
Table: BMI’s Middle East And North Africa City Terrorism
Index — 19 Middle East And North Africa Security
Overview — 20 Domestic Security
Overview — 25 Internal Security
Situation — 25 Latest
Developments — 26 External Security
Situation — 27 Latest
Developments — 28 Armed Forces And Government
Spending — 31 Armed Forces — 31 Table:
Regional Armed Forces, 2008 (including conscripted,
‘000) — 31 Current Strength — 31
International Deployments — 33 Weapons Of Mass
Destruction — 33 Latest
Developments — 34 Market Overview — 35
Imports — 36 Exports — 36 Procurement
Trends And Developments — 36 Industry Forecast
Scenario — 38 Table: Syrian Government’s Defence
Expenditure, 2005-2012 — 38 Mutual
Assistance — 38 Key Risks To BMI’s Forecast
Scenario — 40 Macroeconomic Forecast
Scenario — 40 Table: Syria – Economic Activity,
2006-2013 — 42 Country Snapshot: Syria Demographic
Data — 43 Section 1: Population — 43
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030 — 43 Table:
Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030 — 44 Section 2: Education
And Healthcare — 44 Table: Education,
2002-2005 — 44 Table: Vital Statistics,
2005-2030 — 44 Section 3: Labour Market And Spending
Power — 45 Table: Employment Indicators,
1999-2003 — 45 Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012
(US$) — 45 BMI Forecast Modelling — 46
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 46 Defence
Industry — 46 Sources — 47
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