| Official
Name: |
AJUMHURIYAH AL YAMANIYAH
(Republic of Yemen) |
| Total
Area: |
0.528 million square kilometres |
| Population: |
24.1million (2011 estimate) |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), Mehri, Soqotri (English for commerce), others. |
| Religions: |
Virtually all citizens of Yemen are Muslims, and belong to the Zaydi order of Shi'a Islam or to the Shafi'i order of Sunni Islam |
| Capital: |
San'a, Population, 2.2 million (2009) |
| Currency: |
Yemeni Riyal, divided into 100 fils. |
| Independant: |
22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of N.and S.Yemen.
|
| Geography: |
A number of Red Sea islands, including the Hanish Islands, Kamaran, and Perim, as well as Socotra in the Arabian Sea, belong to Yemen. |
| Flag: |
North Yemen was originally part of the Ottoman Empire, while South Yemen was under British Colonial Rule. Although both countries expressed a desire to unite, the radical politics of the south and the conservative politics of the north prevented any unification. Even after a Revolution in North Yemen, each republic maintained its own Statehood and Flag.Yemen's new flag is from
To print flag below, click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Flag ratio is 2:3. |
