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.

On late 2000, Yemen received some worldwide attention when the American ship USS Cole was attacked in the port of Yemen by suicide bombers who were later found to be part of the Al-Qaida terrorist network.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Yemen

Governorates

Main article: Governorates of Yemen

Geography

Main article: Geography of Yemen

Map 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

**Holidays**
Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	-
May 22	Day of National Unity	-	Celebrates Unification of Yemen
September 26	Revolution Day 1963	-	-
October 14	National Day	-	-
November 30	Independence Day	-	-
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
Dhul Hijja 10	Eid al-Adha	-	-
Shawwal 1	Eid al-Fitr	-	-
Muharram 1	Muharram	-	-
Rajab 27	Lailat ul-Miraj	-	-
Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12	Shahr al-Mawhid	Mouloud	Muhammad's birthday

Music of Yemen

Yemenite Jews are the Jewish people who live, or whose recent ancestors lived, in Yemen. They are known as Teimanim, and are considered to be a subdivision of Mizrahi Jews.

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