World Region Information --- Yemen Information
We are researching Yemen local information. The Republic of Yemen is a country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula in western Asia. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Yemen.
It borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east. It faces the Red Sea to the west and the Gulf of Aden and the Straits of Guardajuy to the south.
Approximately 528,000km2
Aden(590,000), etc.
Approximately 28.5 million
Arab 92.8%, Somali 3.7%, Others
Arabic
Islam
- Aban Mosque
- Al Saleh Mosque
It has a unique culture influenced by Islam.
- Socotra
- Sira Castle
- Old City of Sana'a
- Qalansiyah beach
- Aden Mall
- Tawilah Tanks Crater
- Bab al-Yemen
- Dar al-Hajar
- Al-Quahira
- Shoab beach
Free and compulsory education is supposed to be provided for children between the ages of 6 and 15. However, it is said that many children are not actually educated, and the adult literacy rate is about 64%.
- Queen Arwa University
- Al-Ahgaff University
- UNIVERSITY Of ADEN
- Sana'a University
- Al-Eman University
1839 Britain takes control of Aden and makes the southern Yemen region a protectorate
1869 Suez Canal opens, Aden becomes major refueling port
1849 Ottomans take control of northern Yemen
1918 The Imam Kingdom becomes independent from the Ottoman Empire
1948 Assassination of King Yahya. His son Ahmad becomes king
1962 King Ahmad dies. A military coup establishes the Yemen Arab Republic. A civil war between the Royalists (backing Saudi Arabia) and the Republicans (backing Egypt)
1967 Britain withdraws from southern Yemen. South unified as Yemen People's Republic
1969 Communist coup. South renamed Yemen People's Democratic Republic
1970 Republican victory in the North Yemen civil war
1972 North-South border clash. Ceasefire mediated by the Arab League
1979 North and South Yemen collide again
1986 Power struggles in the South kill thousands
1989 Aden agreement. Efforts toward unification begin
1990 North and South Yemen unification. Establishment of the Republic of Yemen
1994 State of emergency declared. Suppressing the secession force in the south
1995 Collision with Eritrea over the disputed Hanish Islands in the Red Sea
2000 Al Qaeda suicide attack kills 17 Americans in Aden
2002 Al Qaeda attacks oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
2004 Military dispatched in rebellion in the north. hundreds died
2005 More than 200 killed in fighting between government forces and rebels
2007 After clashes, rebels accept ceasefire
2008 al Qaeda attack on US embassy in Sana'a kills 12 people
2009 Government forces attack northern rebels. Tens of thousands evacuated
2011 President steps down after Yemen unrest (months of protests)
2012 Al-Qaeda attacks on the capital intensify
2014 Northern rebel Houthis seize control of much of Sanaa
2015 137 killed in two suicide bombings targeting a Shia mosque in Sanaa by the Islamic State. Airstrikes against Saudi-led Houthi rebels in the north. Maritime blockade. Full-scale civil war. Al Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike.
2018 UAE-backed Yemen southern separatists seize control of the southern city of Aden
2019 Separatists and government sign power-sharing deal for Yemen southern ceasefire
It is a constitutional republic with a presidential system. The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The parliament is bicameral.
- Presidential Palace Mareb, Ma'rib
$925
It is one of the poorest least developed countries in the world.
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