Yemen officially declared its independence from the British in November 1967 after a long and difficult struggle. The British had initially signed a treaty with the Imam of Yemen in 1934, which granted them control over certain parts of the country, including Aden. This agreement was heavily protested by many Yemeni citizens, who saw it…
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Yemen Geography
Yemen, whose name in Arabic is pronounced AL-YAMAN, appears in history books under many names. The ancient geographers called it “Happy Arabia”. In the Old Testament, Yemen is referred to as The South and the Queen of Sheba, the Queen of the South, Queen Timna. The word AL-YAMAN is said to derive from the name of the ruler AYMAN…
Yemen Demography and Culture
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen. A country located on the southwestern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, which was formed in 1990 as a result of the unification of the Democratic People’s Republic of Yemen and the Arab Republic of Yemen. It is bordered to the north by Saudi Arabia, to the east by Oman, to the south by the Gulf of Aden and to the west…
Yemen 2009
In 2009, Yemen was populated by around 24 million people. The economy of the country was largely dependent on its oil exports and remittances from Yemeni workers abroad. It had strong economic ties with other Arab countries in the region, as well as with the European Union and the United States. Foreign relations in 2009…