الجمهورية اليمنية Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah Republic of Yemen
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Allah, al-Watan, at-Thawra, al-Wehda" "God, Nation, Revolution, Unity"
Anthem: United Republic
Capital (and largest city)		San‘a’ 15.3547°′N, 44.2067°′E
Official languages		Arabic
Demonym		Yemeni, Yemenite
Government		Republic
-	President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
-	Prime Minister	Ali Mohammed Mujur
Establishment
-	Unification	May 22, 1990
Area
-	Total	527,968 km² (49th) 203,849 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	July 2008 estimate	23,013,376[4] (51st)
-	July 2007 census	22,230,531
-	Density	42/km² (160th) 109/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2007 estimate
-	Total	$52. The national flag of Yemen ( علم اليمن) was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen The Coat of Arms of Yemen depict a golden eagle with a scroll between its claws A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's "United Republic" is the National anthem of Yemen. Written by Abdallah "al-Fadhool" Abdulwahab Noman and composed by Ayoob Yemenis are divided into two principal Islamic religious groups the Zaidi sect of the Shi'a, found in the north and northwest and the Shafa'i school of An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its List of Heads of State of the Republic of Yemen (1990-Present Chairman of the Presidential Council President Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh (علي عبد الله صالح born March 21 1942 is the current President of Yemen. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government in that country Ali Mohammed Mujawar (born 1953 has been the Prime Minister of Yemen since 31 March 2007; before that he had been electricity minister The history of Yemen is especially important because Yemen is one of the oldest centers of Civilization in the Near East. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology List of countries by population in 2005|List of countries by population in 1907This is a list of countries ordered according to Population. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume List of countries and dependencies by Population density in inhabitants/km² The purchasing power parity ( PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium Exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their Purchasing power. 61 billion (88th)
-	Per capita	$2,400 (2007 est. There are three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP (the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head with Per meaning 'through' or 'by' ) (175th)
HDI (2007)		▲ 0. This article includes three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP at Purchasing power parity (PPP Per capita The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP 508 (medium) (153rd)
Currency		Yemeni rial $1 = 198. This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Program 's Human Development Report 2007 A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is The rial or riyal is the currency of Yemen. It is technically divided into 100 fils, although coins denominated in fils have not been issued since 13 Rials (YER)
Time zone		(UTC+3)
Internet TLD		.ye
Calling code		+967

Yemen (Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. ISO 4217 is the International standard describing three-letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established A country This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. With a population of more than 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: The Gulf of Aden (خليج عدن transliterated: Khalyj 'Adan Somali: Khaleejka Cadan) is located in the Arabian Sea between Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Socotra or Soqotra ( Arabic سقطرى; Suquṭra) is a small Archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its

History

Main article: History of Yemen

The land of Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the world. The history of Yemen is especially important because Yemen is one of the oldest centers of Civilization in the Near East. Between 2300 BC and the sixth century AD, it was part of the Sabaean, Awsanian, Minaean, Qatabanian, Hadhramawtian, Himyarite, and some other kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade. See also Ancient history of Yemen The Sabaeans ( Arabic: السبأيين were an ancient people speaking an Old South Arabian language who The ancient Kingdom of Awsan in South Arabia (modern Yemen) with a capital at Hagar Yahirr in the wadi Markha to the south of the wadi Bayhan is now marked by a Tell The Minaeans from Arabic ( المعينيون Maeeneyyoon or ( معين Maeen (also spelled Ma`in) were an ancient Arab group in Hadhramaut, Hadhramout or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر) anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans Spice trade is a commercial activity of ancient origin which involves the merchandising of Spices and Herbs. It was known to the ancient Romans as Arabia Felix ("Happy Arabia") because of the riches its trade generated. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Augustus Caesar attempted to annex it, but the expedition failed. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was The Ethiopian Kingdom of Aksum annexed it by around 520, and it was subsequently taken by the Sassanids Persians around 570. The Aksumite Empire or Axumite Empire (sometimes called the Kingdom of Aksum or Axum ( Ge'ez: አክሱም was an important trading The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox

In the 3rd century and again in the late sixth and early seventh century, many Sabaean and Himyarite people migrated out of the land of Yemen following the destructions of the Ma'rib Dam (sadd Ma'rib) and migrated to North Africa and the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The Marib Dam ( Arabic:سد مأرب blocks the Wadi Adhanah (also Dhana or Adhana in the valley of Dhana in the Balaq Hills, Yemen. In the 7th century, Islamic caliphs began to exert control over the area. The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah After the caliphate broke up, the former North Yemen came under the control of imams of various dynasties usually of the Zaidi sect, who established a theocratic political structure that survived until modern times. An imam (إمام plural ائمة A'immah, امام is an Islamic leader often the leader of a Mosque and/or community Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic الزيدية az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a Shī'a Madhhab Egyptian Sunni caliphs occupied much of North Yemen throughout the eleventh century. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic By the sixteenth century and again in the nineteenth century, north Yemen was part of the Ottoman Empire, and during several periods its imams exerted control over south Yemen. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

In 1839, the British occupied the port of Aden and established it as a colony in September of that year. Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. They also set up a zone of loose alliances (known as protectorates) around Aden to act as a protective buffer. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and became a republic in 1962. North Yemen is a term currently used to designate both the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990 and its predecessor the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its In 1967, the British withdrew and gave back Aden to Yemen due to the extreme pressure of battles with the North and its Egyptian allies. After the British withdrawal, this area became known as South Yemen. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Democratic Yemen, South Yemen or Yemen (Aden was a Socialist republic in present-day southern and The two countries were formally united as the Republic of Yemen on May 22, 1990

Politics

Main article: Politics of Yemen

President Ali Abdullah Saleh with Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney. A political union is a type of state which is composed of or created out of smaller States Unlike a Personal union, the individual states share a common government Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Politics of Yemen takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Yemen is both Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh (علي عبد الله صالح born March 21 1942 is the current President of Yemen. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States.

Yemen is a republic with a bicameral legislature. In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral Under the constitution, an elected president, an elected 301-seat House of Representatives, and an appointed 111-member Shura Council share power. Shura is an ( Arabic شورَى | شورا word for "consultation" The president is head of state, and the prime minister is head of government. The constitution provides that the president be elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by at least fifteen members of the Parliament. The prime minister, in turn, is appointed by the president and must be approved by two thirds of the Parliament. The presidential term of office is seven years, and the parliamentary term of elected office is six years. Suffrage is universal for people age 18 and older. Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally

President Ali Abdullah Saleh became the first elected President in reunified Yemen in 1999 (though he had been President of unified Yemen since 1990 and President of North Yemen since 1978). List of Heads of State of the Republic of Yemen (1990-Present Chairman of the Presidential Council President Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh (علي عبد الله صالح born March 21 1942 is the current President of Yemen. After an initial reluctance to run once more, he was re-elected to office in September of 2006. Saleh's victory was marked by an election that international observers judged to be generally "free and fair". ^[1] Popular demonstrations and editorials of support in major papers helped change his mind to run again. In April 2003, parliamentary elections were held, and the General People's Congress (GPC) maintained an absolute majority. The General People's Congress ( Arabic: المؤتمر الشعبي العام transliterated: al-Mo'tamar ash-Sha'by al-'Am is the ruling Political party There was a marked decrease from previous years in election-related violence. However, there were some problems with underage voting, confiscation of ballot boxes, voter intimidation, and election-related violence.

The constitution calls for an independent judiciary. The former northern and southern legal codes have been unified. The legal system includes separate commercial courts and a Supreme Court based in Sana'a. Since the country is an Islamic state, the Islamic Law (Sharia) is the main source for laws. Indeed, many court cases are debated by the religious basis of the laws. For this reason, many judges are religious scholars as well as legal authorities. Unlike Saudi Arabia and other Islamic states, however, the consumption of alcohol by non-Muslims is tolerated, and the mild stimulant qat is chewed by Yemenis of all strata of society, despite being banned or frowned upon by other Muslim countries and groups. Stimulant drugs are Drugs that temporarily increase alertness and awareness KHAT (1210 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Sports format

Governorates and districts

Main articles: Governorates of Yemen and Districts of Yemen

Further information: Historic Governorates of Yemen and List of cities in Yemen

As of February 2004, Yemen is divided into twenty governorates (muhafazah) and one municipality. ||} Yemen is divided into 21 Governorates ( Muhafazah) |||}The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 Districts ( Muderiah) Before 1990 the Republic of Yemen did not exist Instead the northern part existed as North Yemen (or formally as the "Yemen Arab Republic" and the southern part existed as This is a list of cities and towns in Yemen: A Governorate is an Administrative division of a country It is headed by a Governor. The Arabic word muhafazah (محافظة muḥāfaẓä plural محافظات muhafazat) is usually translated to Governorate in English occasionally to ^[2] The population of each governorate is listed in the table below.

Governorates of Yemen

Governorates of Yemen (Arabic names)

The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah), which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001). ' Adan (عدن is a transcontinental governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden and the Archipelago of Socotra Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. ' Amran (عمران is a governorate of Yemen. ' Amran (عمران is a governorate of Yemen. Abyan (أبين is a governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. Zinjibar (زنجبار a coastal town in south-central Yemen, the capital of the Abyan Governorate. Ad Dali' (الضالع is a governorate of Yemen. Al Bayda', also transliterated as Al-Baidhah or Beida (البيضاء is one of the 19 governorates ( muhafazat) of Yemen Al Hudaydah (الحديدة is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Al Hudaydah. Al Hudaydah (also written as Hodeidah) (الحديدة is the fourth largest city in Yemen with a population 400000 people and the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate Al Jawf (الجوف is a governorate of Yemen. Al Jawf may refer to Al Jawf Saudi Arabia is a city known for its major prison Al Jawf Province Al Jawf Governorate Al Mahrah or Mahra (المهرة is a governorate ( Muhafazah) of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula in the area of the Al Ghaydah (الغيضة is a capital city of Al Mahrah Governorate, southeastern Yemen. Al Mahwit (المحويت is one of the governorates of Yemen. Al Mahwit (المحويت is a capital city of Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen. Dhamar or Thamar (ذمار is a governorate of Yemen. It is located to the south and southeast of Sana'a Governorate, to the north of Hadhramaut or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a governorate of Yemen lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut. Al Mukalla (المكلا is the capital city of the Hadramaut coastal region in the southern part of Yemen on the Gulf of Aden. Hajjah (حجة is a governorate of Yemen. This article is about a city in Yemen for the West Bank village see Hajjah (village; for the Moroccan settlement see Hajja Ibb (إب is a governorate of Yemen. It is located in the inland south of the country with Ta'izz Governorate to the southwest Ad Dali' Governorate Lahij (لحج is a governorate of Yemen. See also Lahij Sultanate of Lahej Lahij or Lahej ( Arabic: لحج) is a city and an area located between Ta'izz and Aden in Yemen. Ma'rib (مأرب is a governorate of Yemen. Its centre Ma'rib, was established after the discovery of Oil deposits in 1984. See also Ancient history of Yemen Ma'rib (مأرب or Marib is the capital town of the Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen and was the capital Raymah ( Arabic: ريمه is a Governorate in Yemen. It was created as a new governorate in January 2004 The Governorate of Sa'dah (also Saada is a province located in the north of Yemen on the border with Saudi Arabia. Sa'dah ( Arabic: صعدة is a capital city of Sa'dah Governorate, northwestern Yemen. Ṣan‘ā’ ( is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is the national capital of San‘a’. Shabwah ( Arabic: شبوة is a governorate of Yemen. Ta'izz ( Arabic: تعز is a governorate of Yemen. The governorate's capital is Ta'izz, which is the third largest city in Yemen Ta'izz or Taiz (تعز is a city in the Yemeni Highlands, near the famous Mocha port on the Red Sea, lying at an elevation of

Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities. For more information, see Historic Governorates of Yemen. Before 1990 the Republic of Yemen did not exist Instead the northern part existed as North Yemen (or formally as the "Yemen Arab Republic" and the southern part existed as

Geography

Main article: Geography of Yemen

Map of Yemen

Yemen is in the Middle East, in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, west of Oman and south of Saudi Arabia. Yemen is located in Southwest Asia at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula between Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: The Gulf of Aden (خليج عدن transliterated: Khalyj 'Adan Somali: Khaleejka Cadan) is located in the Arabian Sea between The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi

A number of Red Sea islands, including the Hanish Islands, Kamaran and Perim, as well as Socotra in the Arabian Sea belong to Yemen. The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The Hanish Islands (جزر هانيش are an Island group in the Red Sea. Kamaran Island (كمران) is the largest Yemen -controlled Island in the Red Sea. Perim (بريم) is a Volcanic island strategically located in the Strait of Mandeb at the southern entrance into the Red Sea, off the southwestern Socotra or Soqotra ( Arabic سقطرى; Suquṭra) is a small Archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: Many of the islands are volcanic, for example Jabal al-Tair had a volcanic eruption in 2007 and before that in 1883. Jabal al-Tair Island ( Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Tair Island, Al-Tair Island, Jazirat at-Tair; جزيرة جبل الطير Jazīrat

At 527,970 km² (203,837 sq mi), Yemen is the world's 49th-largest country (after France). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It is comparable in size to Thailand, and somewhat larger than the U.S. state of California. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The United States of America —commonly referred to as the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Yemen is found at 15° N 48° E.

Until recently, Yemen's northern border was undefined because the Arabian Desert prevented any human habitation there. The Arabian Desert is a vast Desert wilderness stretching from Yemen to the Persian Gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq.

The country can be divided geographically into four main regions: the coastal plains in the west, the western highlands, the eastern highlands, and the Rub al Khali in the east. The Rub' al Khali ( Arabic: الربع الخالي which translates as Empty Quarter in English, is one of the largest sand Deserts in the

The Tihamah ("hot lands") form a very arid and flat coastal plain. Despite the aridity, the presence of many lagoons makes this region very marshy and a suitable breeding ground for malarial mosquitoes. A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow salt or Brackish water separated from the deeper Sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs There are also extensive crescent-shaped sand dunes. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. The evaporation in the Tihama is so great that streams from the highlands never reach the sea, but they do contribute to extensive groundwater reserves; today these are heavily exploited for agricultural use. Groundwater is Water located beneath the Ground surface in Soil pore spaces and in the Fractures of lithologic formations

The town of Hajarin

The Tihamah ends abruptly at the escarpment of the western highlands. This area, now heavily terraced to meet the demand for food, receives the highest rainfall in Arabia, rapidly increasing from 100 mm (4 inches) per year to about 760 mm (30 inches) in Ta'izz and over 1,000 mm (40 inches) in Ibb. In Agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a Hilly cultivated area designed as a method of Soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Ta'izz or Taiz (تعز is a city in the Yemeni Highlands, near the famous Mocha port on the Red Sea, lying at an elevation of Agriculture here is very diverse, with such crops as sorghum dominating, but cotton and many fruit trees are also grown, with mangoes being the most valuable. Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as Fodder plants either cultivated or as part Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting Trees in the Flowering plant family Anacardiaceae Temperatures are hot in the day but fall dramatically at night. There are perennial streams in the highlands but these never reach the sea because of high evaporation in the Tihama.

The central highlands are an extensive high plateau over 2,000 metres (6,560 feet) in elevation. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit This area is drier than the western highlands because of rain-shadow influences, but still receives sufficient rain in wet years for extensive cropping. Diurnal temperature ranges are among the highest in the world: ranges from 30 °C (86 °F) in the day to 0 °C (32 °F) at night are normal. Water storage allows for irrigation and the growing of wheat and barley. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Sana'a is located in this region. The highest point in Yemen is Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb, at 3,666 meters (12,028 ft). Jabal an-Nabi Shu'ayb (جبل النبي شعيب mountain of the prophet Shu'ayb) is a mountain located in Sana'a Governorate, Yemen A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit

The Rub al Khali in the East is much lower, generally below 1,000 metres, and receives almost no rain. The Rub' al Khali ( Arabic: الربع الخالي which translates as Empty Quarter in English, is one of the largest sand Deserts in the It is populated only by Bedouin herders of camels. The Dromedary camel ( Camelus dromedarius) is a large Even-toed ungulate.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Yemen

Further information: Communications in Yemen, Transportation in Yemen, and Internet usage in Yemen

Sana'a, the capital of the Republic of Yemen Sana'a, is an ancient walled city of 6,500 houses and more than 100 mosques, and is a living museum of traditional styles

Sana'a, Yemen in Assab'en Street. At the time of unification South Yemen and North Yemen had vastly different but equally struggling underdeveloped economic systems There are a number of systems of communications in Yemen. The telephone system in Yemen includes 188000 main lines in use (as of 1998 and 2300000 mobile telephones in As a direct consequence of the country’s Poverty, Yemen compares unfavorably with its Middle Eastern neighbors in terms of Transportation infrastructure and The Internet was introduced to Yemen in 1996 through the ISP TeleYemen and the Public Telecommunications Corporation. Memorial of the September 26,1962 revolution.

Sana'a

In terms of GDP per capita, Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. Remittances from Yemenis working abroad and foreign aid paid for perennial trade deficits. Aid (from the french word aide, also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is Reports average annual growth in the range of 3-4% from 2000 through 2007. Its economic fortunes depend mostly on declining oil resources, but the country is trying to diversify its earnings. In 2006 Yemen began an economic reform program designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. As a result of the program, international donors pledged about $5 billion for development projects. In addition, Yemen has made some progress on reforms over the last year that will likely encourage foreign investment. Oil revenues probably increased in 2007 as a result of higher prices. Substantial Yemeni communities exist in many countries of the world, including Yemen's immediate neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, Indonesia, India, East Africa, and also the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United States, especially in the area around Detroit, Michigan and in Lackawanna, New York. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Lackawanna is a City in Erie County, New York, US, located just south of the city of Buffalo in the western part of New York Beginning in the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union and China provided large-scale assistance. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For example, the Chinese are currently involved with the expansion of the International Airport in Sanaa.

In the south, pre-independence economic activity was overwhelmingly concentrated in the port city of Aden. The seaborne transit trade, which the port relied upon, collapsed with the closure of the Suez Canal and Britain's withdrawal from Aden in 1967. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation

Since unification, the government has worked to integrate two relatively disparate economic systems. However, severe shocks, including the return in 1990 of approximately 850,000 Yemenis from the Gulf states, a subsequent major reduction of aid flows, and internal political disputes culminating in the 1994 civil war hampered economic growth. Yemen, the fastest growing democracy in the Middle East, is attempting to climb into the middle human development region through ongoing political and economic reform.

Since the conclusion of the war, the government entered into agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement a structural adjustment program. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic Phase one of the IMF program included major financial and monetary reforms, including floating the currency, reducing the budget deficit, and cutting subsidies. Phase two will address structural issues such as civil service reform.

In early 1995, the government of Yemen launched an economic, financial and administrative reform program (EFARP) with the support of the World Bank and the IMF, as well international donors. The First Five-Year Plan (FFYP) for the years 1996 to 2000 was introduced in 1996. The World Bank has focused on public sector management, including civil service reform, budget reform and privatization. In addition, attracting diversified private investment, water management and poverty-oriented social sector improvements has been made a priority for the implementation of the programs in Yemen. These programs had a positive impact on Yemen’s economy and led to the reduction of the budget deficit to less than 3% of GDP during the period 1995-99 and the correction of macro-financial imbalances. ^[4]

In 1997, IMF and the government began medium-term economic reform programs under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This reform program was aimed at reducing dependence on the oil sector and establishing a market environment for real non-oil GDP growth and investment in the non-oil sector. Increasing the growth rate in the non-oil sector was one of the most important problems to be tackled by the government. These programs included reducing unemployment, strengthening the social safety net and increasing financial stability. To achieve these reforms, the government and IMF implemented containment of government wages, improvements in revenue collection with the introduction of reforms in tax administration, and a sharp reduction in subsidies bills by increasing prices on subsidized goods. As a result, the fiscal cash deficit was reduced from 16 percent of GDP to 0. 9 percent from 1994 to 1997. This was supported by aid from oil export countries despite the wide-ranging fluctuations in world oil prices. The real growth rate in the non-oil sector rose by 5. 6 percent during 1995-97. ^[5]

The World Bank is active in Yemen, with twenty-two active projects in 2004, including projects to improve governance in the public sector, water, and education. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e In 1996 and 1997, Yemen lowered its debt burden through Paris Club agreements and restructuring U. The Paris Club is an informal group of financial officials from 19 of the world's richest countries which provides financial services such as debt restructuring debt relief and debt S. foreign debt. In 2003, government reserves reached $5 billion. The government has recently done a number of regulatory reforms and Yemen now ranks 113 on the World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business" index. ^[6]

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Yemen

The geography and ruling Imams of North Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before 1962. North Yemen The geography and ruling Imams of north Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before 1962 North Yemen is a term currently used to designate both the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990 and its predecessor the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The country's relations with Saudi Arabia were defined by the Taif Agreement of 1934, which delineated the northernmost part of the border between the two kingdoms and set the framework for commercial and other intercourse. The Taif Agreement ( Arabic: اتفاقية الطائف) (also "National Reconciliation Accord" or "Document of National Accord" was an agreement The Taif Agreement has been renewed periodically in 20-year increments, and its validity was reaffirmed in 1995. Relations with the British colonial authorities in Aden and the south were usually tense. Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb.

The Soviet and Chinese Aid Missions established in 1958 and 1959 were the first important non-Muslim presence in North Yemen. Following the September 1962 revolution, the Yemen Arab Republic became closely allied with and heavily dependent upon Egypt. The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR (in Arabic: الجمهوريّة العربية اليمنية al-`Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah'') also known as North Yemen Saudi Arabia aided the royalists in their attempt to defeat the Republicans and did not recognize the Yemen Arab Republic until 1970. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia provided Yemen substantial budgetary and project support. At the same time, Saudi Arabia maintained direct contact with Yemeni tribes, which sometimes strained its official relations with the Yemeni Government. Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis found employment in Saudi Arabia during the late 1970s and 1980s.

In February 1989, North Yemen joined Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt in forming the Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), an organization created partly in response to the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and intended to foster closer economic cooperation and integration among its members. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Arab Cooperation Council (ACC was founded in February 1989 by North Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt. The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( CCASG; مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council After unification, the Republic of Yemen was accepted as a member of the ACC in place of its YAR predecessor. In the wake of the Gulf crisis, the ACC has remained inactive. Yemen is not a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

British authorities left southern Yemen in November 1967 in the wake of an intense rebellion. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the successor to British colonial rule, had diplomatic relations with many nations, but its major links were with the Soviet Union and other Marxist countries. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Democratic Yemen, South Yemen or Yemen (Aden was a Socialist republic in present-day southern and Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Relations between it and the conservative Arab states of the Arabian Peninsula were strained. There were military clashes with Saudi Arabia in 1969 and 1973, and the PDRY provided active support for the Dhofar rebellion against the Sultanate of Oman. The Dhofar ( Arabic ظفار Ẓufār) region lies in Southern Oman, on the eastern border of Yemen. The PDRY was the only Arab state to vote against admitting new Arab states from the Persian Gulf area to the United Nations and the Arab League. The PDRY provided sanctuary and material support to various insurgent groups around the Middle East.

Yemen is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Yemen participates in the nonaligned movement. The Republic of Yemen accepted responsibility for all treaties and debts of its predecessors, the YAR and the PDRY. Yemen has acceded to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. The Gulf crisis dramatically affected Yemen's foreign relations. As a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 1990 and 1991,Yemen abstained on a number of UNSC resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait and voted against the "use of force resolution. " Western and Gulf Arab states reacted by curtailing or canceling aid programs and diplomatic contacts. At least 850,000 Yemenis returned from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

Subsequent to the liberation of Kuwait, Yemen continued to maintain high-level contacts with Iraq. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed This hampered its efforts to rejoin the Arab mainstream and to mend fences with its immediate neighbors. In 1993, Yemen launched an unsuccessful diplomatic offensive to restore relations with its Persian Gulf neighbors. Some of its aggrieved neighbors actively aided the south during the 1994 civil war. Since the end of that conflict, tangible progress has been made on the diplomatic front in restoring normal relations with Yemen's neighbors. The Omani-Yemeni border has been officially demarcated. In the summer of 2000, Yemen and Saudi Arabia signed an International Border Treaty settling a fifty year-old dispute over the location of the border between the two countries. Yemen settled its dispute with Eritrea over the Hanish Islands in 1998. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in The Hanish Islands (جزر هانيش are an Island group in the Red Sea.

After the departure from the gulf states as many as 15,000 Yemenis migrated to the U. S. Many Yemenis can be found in the south end of Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn is a city in the US state of Michigan. It is located in the Detroit metropolitan area and Wayne County, and is the tenth largest In the early 90s Yemenis came in search of manufacturing jobs. They continue to work in the U. S. and send money back to their families.

Kidnapping of foreign tourists by tribes was an ongoing problem in Yemen as late as early 2006. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment In many instances the kidnappers attempted to use hostage taking to gain leverage in negotiations with the government. One victim of kidnapping was former German secretary of state Jürgen Chrobog, who himself had conducted negotiations with kidnappers while in office. Jürgen Chrobog (born February 28, 1940) is a German Jurist and diplomat. ^[7]

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Yemen

Yemen has one of the world's highest birth rates; the average Yemeni woman bears seven children. Yemenis are divided into two principal Islamic religious groups the Zaidi sect of the Shi'a, found in the north and northwest and the Shafa'i school of Although this is similar to the rate in Somalia to the south, it is roughly twice as high as that of Saudi Arabia and nearly three times as high as those in the more modernized Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known

View from Hajjah Citadel

Yemenis are mainly of Arab origin. This article is about a city in Yemen for the West Bank village see Hajjah (village; for the Moroccan settlement see Hajja ^[8] Arabic is the official language, although English is increasingly understood by citizens in major cities. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In the Mahra area (the extreme east) and the island Soqotra, several ancient south-Arabic Semitic languages are spoken. Al Mahrah or Mahra (المهرة is a governorate ( Muhafazah) of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula in the area of the Socotra or Soqotra ( Arabic سقطرى; Suquṭra) is a small Archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean ^[9][10] When the former states of north and south Yemen were established, most resident minority groups departed. ^[11]

Yemenite Jews once formed a sizable Jewish minority in Yemen with a distinct culture. Yemenite Jews ( Hebrew: תֵּימָנִים, Standard   Temanim Tiberian   Têmānîm Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut They also occupied key industries including silversmiths and their influence on Yemeni culture is still discussed within the souks. However, most of them immigrated to Israel in the mid 20th century, following the Jewish exodus from Arab lands and Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Antisemitism in the Arab world|Islam and Antisemitism The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century expulsion or mass departure of Jews primarily of Sephardi Operation Magic Carpet is a widely-known nickname for Operation On Wings of Eagles, an operation between June 1949 and September 1950 that brought In the early 20th century, they had numbered about 50,000; they currently number only a few hundred individuals and reside largely in Sada.

High-rise architecture at Shibam, Wadi Hadramawt

Arab traders have long operated in Southeast Asia, trading in spices, timber and textiles. Shibam (شبام is a town in Hadramawt, Yemen with about 7000 inhabitants Hadhramaut, Hadhramout or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the Most of the prominent Indonesians, Malaysians and Singaporeans of Arab descent have their origins in southern Yemen in the Hadramawt coastal region. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Singapore The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Hadhramaut, Hadhramout or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the ^[12] As many as 4 million Indonesians are of Hadrami descent and today there are almost 10,000 Hadramis in Singapore. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Singapore ^[13] Fifty years ago, there were Hadramis who emigrated from Yemen to Africa but this emigration has stopped now.

Religion in Yemen consists primarily of two principal Islamic religious groups. Islam See also Islam in Yemen Virtually all citizens of Yemen are Muslims, either belonging to the Zaydi order of Shi'a Islam 55% of the population are Sunni and 42% are Shi'a. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic ^[14] Sunnis are primarily Shafi'i, but also include significant groups of Malikis, Salafis and Hanbalis. The Shāfi‘ī Madhab ( ar شافعي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh, or religious law within The Maliki Madhhab ( Arabic مالكي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam Hanbali ( حنبلى) is one of the four schools ( Madhhabs of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam (the other three being About 35% of Yemenis are Shafi'i Sunnis, 5% are Maliki Sunnis, 15% are Salafis.

Shi'is are primarily Zaidis, and also have significant minorities of Twelver Shias^[15] and Musta'ali Western Isma'ili Shias. Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic الزيدية az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a Shī'a Madhhab About 32-38% of Yemenis are Zaidi Shias, 4% are Jaffaris Shias and 6% are Musta'ali Ismaili Shias.

The Sunnis are predominantly in the south and southeast. The Zaidis are predominantly in the north and northwest whilst the Jafaris and Ismailis are in the main centers such as Sana'a and Ma'rib. There are mixed communities in the larger cities. Less than 1% of Yemenis are non-Muslim, adhering to Hinduism, Christianity and Judaism. ^[16]

A non-operational old church in Aden. Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb.

Human rights

Main article: Human rights in Yemen

The human rights situation in Yemen is poor. See also Yemen The Human Rights situation in Yemen is rather poor Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled The government and its security forces, often considered to suffer from rampant corruption, have been responsible for torture, inhumane treatment and even extra judicial executions. There are arbitrary arrests of citizens, especially in the south, as well as arbitrary searches of homes. Prolonged pretrial detention is a serious problem, and judicial corruption, inefficiency, and executive interference undermine due process. Freedom of speech, the press and religion are all restricted. ^[17]

Human Rights Watch reported on discrimination and violence against women as well as on the abolition of the minimum marriage age of the age of fifteen for woman. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. The onset of puberty (interpreted by conservatives to be at the age of nine) was set as a requirement for marriage instead. ^[18] Reports of other forms of hostile prejudice directed towards disabled people, and ethnic and religious minorities were also reported. Censorship is actively practiced and in 2005 legislation was passed requiring journalists to reveal their sources under certain circumstances, and the government has raised the start-up costs for newspapers and websites significantly. In violation of the Yemeni constitution, the security forces often monitor telephone, postal, and Internet communications. Journalists who tend to be critical of the government are often harassed and threatened by the police. [5]

Since the start of the Sa'dah insurgency many people accused of supporting Al-Houthi, have been arrested and held without charge or trial. The Sa'dah insurgency began in June 2004 when dissident cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, head of the Shī‘a Zaidiyyah sect launched an uprising According to the US Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2007, "Some Zaydis reported harassment and discrimination by the Government because they were suspected of sympathizing with the al-Houthis. However, it appears the Government's actions against the group were probably politically, not religiously, motivated". [6]

Languages

While the national language is Arabic (spoken in several regional dialects), Yemen is one of the main homelands of the South Semitic family of languages, which includes the non-Arabic language of the ancient Sabaean Kingdom. South Semitic is one of the three macro-classifications in Semitic linguistics the other two being East Semitic (e See also Ancient history of Yemen The Sabaeans ( Arabic: السبأيين were an ancient people speaking an Old South Arabian language who Its modern Yemeni descendants are closely related to the modern Semitic languages of Eritrea and Ethiopia. In Linguistics and Ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical " Shem " Hebrew שם translated as "name" Arabic: ساميّ Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page However, only a small remnant of those languages exists in modern Yemen, notably on the island of Socotra and in the back hills of the Hadhramaut coastal region. Socotra or Soqotra ( Arabic سقطرى; Suquṭra) is a small Archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean Hadhramaut, Hadhramout or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the Modern South Arabian languages spoken in Yemen include Mehri, with 70,643 speakers, Soqotri, with an estimated 43,000 speakers in the Socotra archipelago (2004 census) and 67,000 worldwide, and Bathari (with an estimated total of only 200 speakers). Mehri or Mahri is a Modern South Arabian language a branch of the greater Semitic language family and is spoken by minority populations in isolated Soqotri (soq - méthel d-saqátri arab - اللغة السقطرية is the language of the native population of the island of Socotra, and Abd-el-Kuri and Samhah Socotra or Soqotra ( Arabic سقطرى; Suquṭra) is a small Archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean Bathari (also known as Bautahari Botahari Bathara is an endangered Semitic language spoken in a small area of Yemen and Oman.

Foreign language in public schools is taught from grade seven on, though the quality of public school instruction is low. Private schools using a British or American system teach English and produce proficient speakers, but Arabic is the dominant language of communication. The number of English speakers in Yemen is small compared to other Arab countries such as Egypt, Lebanon, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Private schools have also started to teach French alongside Arabic and English.

Culture

Entertainment

Entertainment industries in Yemen are in constant growth and expansion. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. The April 9 tragedy refers to the events in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on April 9, 1989, when an Anti-Soviet demonstration Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Revolution Day refers to the public holiday in Egypt on July 23 held on the anniversary of the 1952 Revolution. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Now Yemen has more than one satellite channel to export its culture, music, and videos to the world. Yemen still has a long way in returning to being the Felix of Arabia (Al-Yemen Al-sa3eedah). The increased digital multimedia content of Yemeni entertainment is resulting in the improvement of the tourism industry in Yemen. ^[20]

Qat

Main article: Khat

Qat, also known as Khat (Catha edulis) is a large, slow growing, evergreen shrub, reaching a height of between 1 and 6 meters, in equatorial regions it may reach a height of 10 meters. KHAT (1210 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Sports format KHAT (1210 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Sports format ^[21] This plant is widely cultivated in Yemen and is generally used for chewing. When Khat juice is swallowed, its leaf juice has a caffeine-like effect. It is deeply rooted in Yemeni culture. Khat is chewed by men and women. The cost of Khat is significant to the Yemeni economy for it both consumes a significant amount of water to grow and is seen by many to reduce the productivity of the people.

Cinema

Main article: Cinema of Yemen

The cinema of Yemen is very small, there being only one Yemeni film as of 2007. West Asian cinema refers collectively to the Film output and film industries of the West Asia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Released in 2005, A New Day in Old Sana'a deals with a young man struggling between whether to go ahead with a traditional marriage or go with the woman he loves. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A New Day in Old Sana'a is a 2005 Romantic drama film directed by Bader Ben Hirsi, a British playwright and director of

References

See also

• Military of Yemen
• Jambiya the Yemeni dagger
• List of Yemen-related topics
• Arab diaspora
• Arab Singaporean

External links

Government

• List of Yemen government links
• Yemen Parliament homepage

General information

*BAB Al Yemen Multimedia Gateway

• Online Newspapers from Yemen - Yemen
• Yemeni Students Association Abroad
• The Yemeni Video Portal
• MyDiwan.com - Yemeni Music,Videos, and Social Network
• YemenTube.com - The best collection of Yemeni videos on the web
• Arab Gateway - Yemen
• BBC News Country Profile - Yemen
• The Adventurepreneur-Yemen - Business info for Yemen

Economy

• Yemen Constitution
• World Bank's Doing Business in Yemen

Humanitarian news

• IRIN Yemen: humanitarian news and analysis
• Painstakingly slow progress on poverty reduction
• Qat cultivation threatening water resources
• Moves afoot to reduce number of fire-arms in cities
• Video short on the effect guns have on the local population in Yemen (03:08 - Windows Media Player)

Services

• Yemen Page: Technology and Internet Reports
• Business Directory for Exports & Imports
• Go Yemen: A useful local classifieds website
• Yemen Shop: Yemeni eBay Store
• YemenPortal.net: Portal and Search Engine for news on Yemen (English/Arabic)
• In-country Business Assistance for Yemen

Other

• French Center for Archeology and Social Sciences CEFAS
• AAYSP: American Association of Yemeni Scientists and Professionals.
• Shabab Yemeni: A monthly newspaper in Arabic and English, published by a yemeni team.
• How to chew khat
• Voter turnout, Gender quotas, Electoral system design and Political party financing in Yemen
• Yemen pictures
• Photography of Yemen
• Photos of the east coast of Yemen (Tihamah)
• Cnn News Report on the eruption
• Flights 2 Yemen Scheduled flight information
• VLM Yemen Hotel Directory
• Yemen's photogallery