Yemen

The Republic of Yemen is a country in the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, and is a part of the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left:0.5em;" width="300px"\n|+ الجمهوريّة اليمنية
\nAl-Jumhuriyyah al-Yamaniyah\n|-\n| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |\n{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"\n|-\n| align="center" width="140px" | || align="center" width="140px" | ||\n|-\n| align="center" width="140px" | (In Detail) || align="center" width="140px" | (In Detail)\n|}\n|-\n| align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;" | National motto: none\n|-\n| align=center colspan=2 | \n|-\n| Official language || Arabic\n|-\n| Capital || Sanaá\n|-\n| President || Ali Abdullah Saleh\n|-\n| Prime Minister || Abdul Qadir Bajamal\n|-\n| Area
 - Total
 - % water || Ranked 48th
527,970 km²
Negligible\n|-\n| Population
 - Total (2003)
 - Density || Ranked 53rd
19,349,881
37/km²\n|-\n| Unification || May 22, 1990\n|-\n| Currency || Yemeni rial (YER)\n|-\n| Time zone || UTC +3\n|-\n| National anthem || United Republic\n|-\n| Internet TLD || .YE\n|-\n| Calling Code || 967\n|}

Table of contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Governorates 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics

History

\nMain article: History of Yemen North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Soviet orientation. There followed two decades of hostility between the two states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued.

Politics

\nMain article: Politics of Yemen

Governorates

\nMain article: Governorates of Yemen

Geography

\nMain article: Geography of Yemen

Economy

\nMain article: Economy of Yemen Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, reported strong growth in the mid-1990s with the onset of oil production, but was harmed by low oil prices in 1998. Yemen has embarked on an IMF-supported structural adjustment program designed to modernize and streamline the economy, which has led to foreign debt relief and restructuring. Aided by higher oil prices in 1999, Yemen worked to maintain tight control over spending and implement additional components of the IMF program. The high population growth rate of 3.4% and internal political dissension complicate the government's task.

Demographics

\nMain article: Demographics of Yemen

Culture

\nMain article: Culture of Yemen \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Holidays

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	-
May 22	Day of National Unity	-	Celebrates Unification of Yemen
September 26	Revolution Day 1963	-	-
October 14	National Day	-	-
November 30	Independence Day	-	-
-	Eid al-Adha	-	date varies
-	Eid al-Fitr	-	date varies
-	Muharram	-	date varies
-	Lailat ul-Miraj	-	date varies
-	Prophet's birthday	Mouloud	date varies

• Music of Yemen

Miscellaneous topics

\n*Communications in Yemen\n*Transportation in Yemen\n*Military of Yemen\n*Foreign relations of Yemen\n*List of cities in Yemen \n Category:Yemen\nCategory:Middle Eastern countries\nCategory:Arab League\nCategory:Arabia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n