Yemen

• mostly desert;
• hot and humid along west coast;
• temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon;
• extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east

• narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains;
• dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula

• petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble;
• small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper;
• fertile soil in west

total:

6.63 cu km/yr (4%/1%/95%)

per capita:

316 cu m/yr (2000)

• limited natural fresh water resources;
• inadequate supplies of potable water;
• overgrazing;
• soil erosion;
• desertification

party to:

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.91 male(s)/female

total population:

1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

degree of risk:

high

food or waterborne diseases:

bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases:

dengue fever and malaria

water contact disease:

schistosomiasis (2009)

noun:

Yemeni(s)

adjective:

Yemeni

conventional long form:

Republic of Yemen

conventional short form:

Yemen

local long form:

Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah

local short form:

Al Yaman

former:

Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]

name:

Sanaa

geographic coordinates:

15 21 N, 44 12 E

time difference:

UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

• 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

• 22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]);
• note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962;
• South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)

chief of state:

President Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May 1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed office upon the merger of North and South Yemen); Vice President Maj. Gen. Abd al-Rab Mansur al-HADI (since 3 October 1994)

head of government:

Prime Minister Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR (since 31 March 2007)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term;
• election last held on 20 September 2006 (next to be held in September 2013);
• vice president appointed by the president;
• prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president

election results:

Ali Abdallah SALIH elected president; percent of vote - Ali Abdallah SALIH 77.2%, Faysal BIN SHAMLAN 21.8%

• General People's Congress or GPC [Abdul-Kader BAJAMMAL];
• Islamic Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah AL-YADUMI];
• Nasserite Unionist Party [Abd al-Malik al-MAKHLAFI];
• National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party [Dr. Qasim SALAM];
• Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Yasin Said NUMAN];
• note - there are at least seven more active political parties

chief of mission:

Ambassador Abd al-Wahab Abdallah al-HAJRI

chancery:

2319 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:

[1] (202) 965-4760

FAX:

[1] (202) 337-2017

chief of mission:

Ambassador Gerald M. FEIERSTEIN

embassy:

Sa'awan Street, Sanaa

mailing address:

P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa

telephone:

[967] (1) 755-2000 ext. 2153 or 2266

FAX:

[967] (1) 303-182

name:

"al-qumhuriyatu l-muttahida" (United Republic)

lyrics/music:

Abdullah Abdulwahab NOA'MAN/Ayyoab Tarish ABSI

note: adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990

lowest 10%:

2.9%

highest 10%:

30.8% (2005)

• grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton;
• dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry;
• fish

• crude oil production and petroleum refining;
• small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods;
• food processing;
• handicrafts;
• small aluminum products factory;
• cement;
• commercial ship repair;
• natural gas production

general assessment:

since unification in 1990, efforts have been made to create a national telecommunications network

domestic:

• the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems;
• fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains low by regional standards

international:

• country code - 967;
• landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG);
• satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat;
• microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti

• state-run TV with 2 stations;
• state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations;
• stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed (2007)

total:

71,300 km

country comparison to the world: 67

paved:

6,200 km

unpaved:

65,100 km (2005)

• the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy;
• numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
• crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

males age 16-49:

5,458,642

females age 16-49:

5,205,387 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49:

3,902,186

females age 16-49:

3,952,370 (2010 est.)

male:

279,283

female:

269,824 (2010 est.)