About Yemen

* Official Name:    Republic of Yemen 
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, re-unified on the 22nd of May,1990 (one of the most important Yemeni National Days). Before the unification, Yemen had been divided into two parts, North Yemen and South Yemen. The Republic of Yemen is a democratic country. The people of Yemen are the possessors and the source of legitimacy and power, which they execute directly through referendum and elections.  It is a constitutional State; its governmental system is founded on the basis of the pluralism with three powers, judicial, legislative and executive.                         
* Flag& Emblem:

* Location : The Republic of Yemen lies in the South of Arabia (The Arabian Peninsula), south-west of Asia, between latitudes 12 and 20 degrees to the north of the equator, and between longitudes 41and 54 degrees to the south of Greenwich, bordered on the north by Saudi Arabia, on the south by the Arab Sea and the Gulf of Aden, on the east by the Sultanate of Oman and on the west by the Red Sea.
* Area : The area of the Republic of Yemen is around 555.000 km2.
* Currency : Yemeni Rail (YR), visitors can exchange currencies in banks and in exchange establishments.

* Official Language : Arabic is the official language and English language is the second language.
* Official Religion : Islam is the official religion. There is a Jewish minority, too.

* Population : The population of Yemen is    19.721.643 , in  2004. 
* Ethnic Origin: The majority is Arabic origins with a minority from Africa, India, and Europe
* Climate:
 Since Yemen is endowed with a varied topography, the climate, in general, also varies, although there are no major seasonal differences. We can say there are two long seasons: summer and winter during summer, the temperature and humidity are high in the coastal areas, while the climate is moderate during winter. From time to time the rainfall, due to the monsoon, moderates the temperature over the coastal areas in summer. In the mountain areas, the weather is moderate in summer and cold in winter during the night and in the early morning, but the bright sunrays raise the temperature during the day making the weather very moderate in these parts of the country.

* Geographical divisions:
In view of its topographical structure, the Republic of Yemen is divided into five regions:
1. Mountains
2. Highlands
3. Coasts
4. Empty Quarter
5. The Yemen Islands