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The Republic of Yemen is a country in the Arabian
Peninsula in Southwest Asia, and is a part of the Middle East, bordering the Arabian
Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red
Sea, between Oman and Saudi
Arabia.
History
Main article: History of Yemen
North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a
protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Soviet orientation.
There followed two decades of hostility between the two states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen
in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was
quickly subdued.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Yemen
Governorates
Main article: Governorates of Yemen
Geography
Main article: Geography of Yemen
Economy
Main article: Economy of Yemen
Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, reported strong growth in the mid-1990s with the onset of oil
production, but was harmed by low oil prices in 1998. Yemen has embarked on an IMF-supported structural adjustment program
designed to modernize and streamline the economy, which has led to foreign debt relief and restructuring. Aided by higher oil
prices in 1999, Yemen worked to maintain tight control over spending and implement additional components of the IMF program. The
high population growth rate of 3.4% and internal political dissension complicate the government's task.
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Yemen
Culture
Main article: Culture
of Yemen
Miscellaneous topics
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