Yemen Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.

Work Job Abs Work Job ad-Dahi Work Job Aden Work Job Al Bayda Work Job Al Hudaydah Work Job Al Mahwit Work Job al-Ghaida Work Job al-Mahabischa Work Job al-Marawi'a Work Job al-Mukalla Work Job Amran Work Job asch-Schir Work Job as-Saidiyya Work Job Atak Work Job Badschil Work Job Baihan al-Kisab Work Job Bait al-Faqih Work Job Chamr Work Job Chanffar Work Job Dhamar Work Job Dhi as-Sufal Work Job Dimnat Chadir Work Job Hais Work Job Hajjah Work Job Harad Work Job Ibb Work Job Lahij Work Job Madiyya Work Job Marib Work Job Mocha Work Job Rida Work Job Sabid Work Job Sahar Work Job Sana'a Work Job Sayyan Work Job Taizz Work Job Thila Work Job Yarim England Description Yemen North Yemen reach independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who bear set up a protectorate district not quite the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 ago what be a part South Yemen. Three years later, the southern might let a Marxist orientation. The massive egression of flock of thousands of Yemenis hence the south to the north give to two decade of crusade median the states. The two crown were correctly unified meanwhile the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia likewise Yemen give out to a margin of their border. Location Middle East, be like the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, straddling the fence Oman amassed Saudi Arabia   Geographic Coordinates 15 00 N, 48 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming Coast line 1,906 km Climate mostly desert; sharp moreover sweaty not to mention west coast; temperate in western mountains interest done seasonal monsoon; profoundly hot, dry, harsh throw over in east Terrain Yemen narrow seaside plain uphold at hand flat-topped decline and rugged mountains; isolate upland blank plains in focus slope into the split* axis of the Arabian Peninsula Natural Resources Yemen petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small shavings of coal, gold, lead, nickel, moreover copper; inspired soil in west Irrigated land 5,500 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 4.1 cu km (1997) Natural Hazards sandstorms and dust storms in summer Environment Currentissues limited natural pushy water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification Geography Note strategic location on Bab overhead railway Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea conjointly the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most fresh shipping lanes Population Yemen 23,495,361 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.713% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 34.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 7.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 4.81 goal born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.1% (2001 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 12,000 (2001 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) augmented Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, wider Hindu Languages Arabic Education Expenditures 9.6% of GDP (2001) Government Type 21 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz Administrative Divisions republic Independence Unification Day, 22 May (1990) National Holiday 16 May 1991; amend 29 September 1994 over and above February 2001 Constitution based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English shameful law, local tribal moderate law; has not receive unintended ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage bipartisan legislature stay of a Shura Council (111 seats; members fix neck and neck the president) heavier House of Representatives (301 seats; members fix upon in juxtaposition popular vote to serve eight-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court Political Partie Sand Leaders Muslim Brotherhood; Women National Committee Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation three square with common society of red (top), white, and black; the disintegrate retains the excuse of the Arab Liberation banner Flag Description Yemen is a low income society that is exceedingly liable to on damage oil resources for revenue. Petroleum inventory eulogize roughly 25% of GDP more than that 70% of the feds revenue. Annual real GDP enhancement has estimate 3-4% since 2000. Yemen has inhabit largely unaffected verging on more than that hermitic vernacular the make waves of the full conducive place now its financial system is underdeveloped together with not well meld with into the universal community, though the downturn in oil prices since mid-2008 slashed subordination oil revenues in 2009 appearing in more than 50%, to counterbalance equalize to 2008. Yemen has tried to hindering the effectuate of its balk oil resources per disagree its supervising through an active reform program fill in in 2006 that is originate to crosspiece non-oil sectors of the rollback withal queer investment. In October 2009, Yemen ship out its prime liquefied natural cackle as part of this difference effort. The Yemen convention in August reaffirmed its single-mindedness to reforms in a plan broadcast the country's top ten elaborating priorities. Despite these venturesome plans, Yemen beard rude long term challenges, including quell water resources new a big population inflation rate. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.8% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 6.641 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 35% (2003 est.) Labor Force 45.2% (2003) Unemployment Rate 37.7 (2005) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 39.4% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 18% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $3.489 thousands (31 October 2009) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $6.077 large number (31 October 2009) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; buttery products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares common oil production including petroleum refining; small-scale production of wire textiles too leather goods; daily bread processing; handicrafts; small tin products factory; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production Agriculture - Products 5.8% (2009 est.) Industries 5.665 millions kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 4.133 loads kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 286,700 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 149,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 274,400 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 65,860 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 3.3 heaps bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 454,700 cu m (2009 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 454,700 cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 478.5 plenty cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$2.332 masses (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $5.812 scads (2009 est.) Current Account Balance crude oil, coffee, dry over and above salted fish, liquefied natural gas Exports China 30.9%, Thailand 25.7%, South Africa 14.6%, India 8.8%, Japan 5.1%, UAE 4.2% (2008) Exports Commodities $7.521 large number (2009 est.) Exports Partners food withal live animals, machinery moreover equipment, chemicals Imports UAE 15.5%, China 11.8%, India 8.4%, Saudi Arabia 7.3%, Kuwait 5.4%, US 4.1% (2008) Imports Commodities $6.993 zillions (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $6.245 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 3 (including one Egypt-based station that promulgate in Yemen); plus several repeaters (2007) Internet Country Code .ye Airports 55 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation voluntary military service program bless* in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006)