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Country: Republic of Yemen

Printable flags. (2017, 5 mayo). Yemen Flag. Recuperado 3

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2052.html

Official Name: Republic of Yemen

Location: Located in the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden,
and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia Middle East and Africa.

Yemen Map / Geography of Yemen / Map of Yemen (2019). Recuperado 2 octubre, 2019, de - Worldatlas.com.
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Territory: 527,968 sq km (land: 527,968 sq km, water: 0 sq km)

Population: 28,667,230 people
Capital City: Sanaa
Type of Government: in transition, Yemen is in a difficult situation for determining
government but is a democratic republic.
Head of State: President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI and vice President ALI
MUHSIN al-Ahmar, Lt. Gen.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Maeen Abd al-Malik SAEED
Religions: Muslim 99.1% (an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other
0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian)
Language:
Arabic is the official language, but a distinct Socotri language is widely used on
Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still widely spoken in eastern Yemen.
National Party:

• General People’s Congress or GPC – Aden

• General People's Congress or GPC - Sana'a [Sadiq Ameen Abu RAS]
• National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Qassem Salam SAID]
• Nasserist Unionist People's Organization [Abdulmalik al-MEKHLAFI]
• Southern Transitional Council or STC [Aidarus al-ZOUBAIDA]
• Yemeni Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah al-YADUMI]
• Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Dr. Abd al-Rahman Umar al-SAQQAF]

International Organizations of which the UAE is part of:

AFESD (Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development), AMF (Aden Microfinance
and Development Foundation ), CAEU (Council of Arab Economic Unity), EITI
(.temporarily suspended), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations), G-77 (Group of 77), IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), IBRD
(International Bank for Reconstruction and Development), ICAO (International Civil
Aviation Organization), ICRM (Institute of Certified Records Managers), IDA
(International Development Association), IFAD (International Fund of Agriculture),
IFC (The International Finance Corporation), IFRCS(International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies), ILO(International Labor Organization),
IMF(International Monetary Fund), IMO (International Monetary Fund),
IMSO(Inmarsat), Interpol(International Criminal Police Organization),
IOC(International Olympic Committee), IOM(International Organization for
Migration), IPU(Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University), ISO(International
Organization for Standardization), ITSO(International Telecommunications Satellite
Organization), ITU(International Telecommunication Union), ITUC (International
Trade Union Confederation)(NGOs), MIGA(Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency), MINURSO(United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
Sahara), MINUSMA(United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western
Sahara), MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo), NAM(Movement of Non-Aligned Countries), OAS (Organization of
American States), OIC(Organization for Islamic Cooperation), OPCW(Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons), UN(United Nations), UNAMID(Operation
African Union/United Nations Hybrid in Darfur), UNCTAD (United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development), UNESCO (The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), UNHCR(United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees) , UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development
Organization), UNISFA (United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei), UNMIL
(United Nations Mission to Liberia), UNMIS (United Nations mission in Sudan),
UNOCI (United Nations operation in Ivory Coast), UNWTO (World Tourism
Organization), UPU (Unión Postal Universal), WCO (World Customs Organization),
WFTU NGOs (World Trade Union Federation), WHO (World Health Organization),
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), WMO (World Meteorological
Organization), WTO (World Trade Organization).
International Treaties signed by the UAE:
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)
Natural Resources: Petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal,
gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west.
Disputes: Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along
sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border
activities, by 2015 Yemen had plunged into civil war and a grave humanitarian
crisis, exacerbated by the presence of the al-Qaeda and Islamic State jihadist
groups. Also, in the environmental area, there is limited natural freshwater
resources, inadequate supplies of potable water, overgrazing, soil erosion and,
desertification.
Sources:
BBC News. (2019, 18 February). Yemen country profile. Recuperado 2 octubre,
2019, de https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14704852
Central intelligence Agency. (2019, 23 September). Middle East : Yemen — The
World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency. Recuperado 3 october, 2019, de
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ym.html
Theodora. (2019, 8 September). Yemen Government 2019, CIA World Factbook.
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