GDP (purchasing power parity): - 
• 107.6 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2011) 
• 110.1 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2010) 
• 106.5 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2009) 
• 97.48 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2008) 

GDP - (real growth rate) 
• -2% (according to Statistics 2011) 
• 3.4% (according to Statistics 2010) 
• 5% (by Statistics 2009) 
• 5.9% (according to Statistics 2008) 

GDP - per capita (purchasing power parity): - 
• 5.100 dollars (according to Statistics 2011) 
• 5.100 dollars (according to Statistics 2010) 
• $ 5,000 (according to Statistics 2009) 
• 4.600 dollars (according to Statistics 2008) 

Investment (gross fixed): - 
22.5% of GDP (according to Statistics 2011) 
 16.6% of GDP (according to Statistics 2009) 

Budget: - 
• Revenue: 11.88 billion U.S. dollars (according to Statistics 2011) 
• Expenses: 17.87 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2011) 
• Revenue: - 12.53 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2009) 
• Expenses: - $ 15.3 billion (according to Statistics 2009) 

 Public debt: - 
• 35.2% of GDP (according to Statistics 2011) 
• 22.7% of GDP (according to Statistics 2010) 
• 28.1 of GDP (according to Statistics 2009) 

Exports: - 
• 12.840.000.000 dollars (2010 est.) 
• 11.760.000.000 dollars (2009 est.) 

Imports: - 
• 17.6 billion (according to Statistics 2011) 
• 15.94 billion (according to Statistics 2010) 
• 12.62 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2009) 

Debt - external: - 
• 8.196 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2011) 
• 7.682 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2010) 
• 7.359 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2009) 

Military expenditures: - 5.9% of GDP (according to 2005 statistics)

Airports: - 99

Airports - with paved runways: 29
More than 3,047 meters: 5
From 2.438 to 3,047 meters: 16
From 914 to 1,523 m: 3
Under 914 meters: 5

Airports - with unpaved runways: 70
From 1,524 to 2,437 meters: 1
From 914 to 1,523 meters: 14
Under 914 m: 55 

Heliports: 6

IATA Code: RB| ICAO Code: SYR | Callsign SYRIANAIR

Syrian Arab Airlines P.O.Box 417, Youssef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus - Syria Tel: +963-11-167 Fax: +963-11-2213060 www.syriaair.com Ownership: state-owned (100%), Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Airlines is the flag carrier of Syria, operating scheduled international services to more than 40 destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and North Africa in addition to domestic services. The operational base is Damascus International Airport.

Syrian Arab Airlines was incorporated by the Syrian government in 1961, as the successor of Syrian Airways, which was founded in 1946. SyrianAir has approx. 5,500 staff members.

Cham Wings Airlines incorporated in 2007 based in Damascus, Syria, and is the first commercial operator in Syria to operate regionally.  Cham Wings Airline intends to expand operations to other destinations in the region, Europe, the Far East, Africa Russia and CIS in the verynear future

Executives:  Issam Shammout, (Chairman), Salim Soda (Vice President)

Sham Wings Airlines fleet consist of the following aircraft:  

• 1 x McDonnell Douglas MD-83
• 1 x Airbus A320-211 (operated by SmartLynx Airlines, Latvia)
• 1 x Airbus A321-231 (operated by Onur Air, Turkey)

Syrian Pearl Airlines was incorporated by Presidential Decree No 5 in 2008 to perform scheduled flight operations and to act as the "second national carrier", with capitalization of SYP 250m (USD 5.3m)

On the 27th of March 2009 Syrian Pearl Airlines entered into a one year ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) agreement with Orion Air of Spain for 2 x BAE 146-300 aircraft. On May 3rd 2009, it had its first flight from International Damascus Airport bound for Aleppo. Orion Air is a small Spanish charter operator incorporated in 2004 (operating 2 x BAE-146, 1 x Embraer 120).

Syrian Pearl Airlines plan to focus initially on domestic destinations, neighboring countries within short and medium ranges while not contemplating any long-range international routes in the foreseeable future. Mr. Finn Thaulow, the former CEO of FlyMe, the Swedish low cost carrier and a veteran aviation executive was assigned to head the newly formed airline.

The Orion - Syrian Pearl Airlines deal was subject to US Department of Commerce on-going  investigation and subsequent action since it was first announced covering breach of US export regulations, denying "Export Privileges", hence effectively grounding the entire leased fleet of Syrian Pearl Airlines

Executives: Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Attar (Chairman), Eng. Feras Mohamad (Vice chairman), Mr. Mohamed Rustom (Board Member), Mr. Omar  Karkour (Board Member), Mr. Finn Thaulow (CEO), Mr. Zahwan Rustom (Commercial Director), Captain Samir Imam (Flight Operations Director), Mr. Jamal Outri (Ground Operations Director)

Action Affecting Export Privileges; Orion Air, S.L. and Syrian Pearl Airlines