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	Yemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية), composed of former North and South Yemen, is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia and is a part of the Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden on the south and the Red Sea on the west.
		Yemen is a republic with a bicameral legislature.
		Yemen is in the Middle East, in the south of Arabia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, west of Oman and south of Saudi Arabia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yemen (2448 words)

	Yemen. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Yemen is bordered on the north by Saudi Arabia, on the east by Oman, on the south by the Gulf of Aden, and on the west by the Red Sea.
		One of the principal reasons for Southern Yemen’s merger with (Northern) Yemen in 1990 was the steady decline of its economy and the loss of Soviet political and economic support.
		Yemen is governed under the constitution of 1991, as amended in 1994 and 2001.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ye/Yemen.html (2426 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Yemen
		Yemen, a poor Arab country with few natural resources, was divided into two spheres of influence in the 19th century by the Ottoman Empire in the north and the British Empire in the south.
		Yemen's trade policy score is 0.5 point better this year; however, its fiscal burden of government score is 0.4 point worse, and its monetary policy score is 1 point worse.
		Yemen's labor law specifies that the minimum wage for a private-sector worker may not be less than the minimum wage for a civil servant.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Yemen (1034 words)

	Friedrich Ebert Foundation Yemen Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Yemen, with a population of 19.2 million, is the most populated and, with its 550 000 square kilometres, is the second largest country of the Arabian Peninsula after Saudi Arabia.
		Yemen has made an enormous shift in the war against terrorism, which was acknowledged by the US and its coalition partners.
		The university was founded in 1975 to provide Yemen with the necessary manpower in accordance with the economic and social development plans and to provide the growing numbers of secondary school graduates with the opportunity of university education.
	www.fes-yemen.com /sanoffc.htm (1613 words)

	Flag of Yemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The national flag of Yemen was adopted on May 22, 1990, the same day that North Yemen and South Yemen unified.
		Before Yemen was united into present-day Republic of Yemen, it was split into North, and South.
		The Yemen Arab Republic used a flag similar to the present-day flag of Yemen, except with a green star in the center of the white stripe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Yemen (235 words)

	Home
		As one travels through the regions of Yemen, from the hot coastal plain of the Tihama to the cool mountain villages of the central highlands and to the remote valleys of the Hadramut there is such a diversity of landscape, architecture, and vegetation that it is like moving from one country to another.
		Yet the impression of Yemen as a land of contrasts is deceptive.
		The common identity of Yemen does not exist necessarily in a sense of uniformity or consensus of opinion but rather in the vigorous defense of the small unit, be it family or tribe or village.
	www.yemenweb.com (1132 words)

	Yemen (01/06)
		Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East.
		Yemen became a member of the Arab league in 1945 and the United Nations in 1947.
		Defense relations between Yemen and the United States are improving rapidly, with the resumption of International Military Education and Training assistance and the transfer of military equipment and spare parts.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35836.htm (5220 words)

	Yemen
		Formerly divided into two nations, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic, the Republic of Yemen occupies the southwest tip of the Arabian Peninsula on the Red Sea opposite Ethiopia and extends along the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
		The junta proclaimed the Yemen Arab Republic, and after a civil war in which Egypt's Nasser and the USSR supported the revolutionaries and King Saud of Saudi Arabia and King Hussein of Jordan supported the royalists, the royalists were finally defeated in mid-1969.
		Yemen: History - History Northern Yemen The earliest recorded civilizations of S Arabia were the Minaean and...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108153.html (1022 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Yemen
		The modern Republic of Yemen was born in 1990 when traditionalist North Yemen and Marxist South Yemen merged after years of border wars and skirmishes.
		Yemen has attracted the curiosity of a growing number of tourists, although foreigners have been kidnapped by groups seeking to force concessions from the authorities.
		TV and radio are vital sources of news in Yemen because of high levels of illiteracy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/784383.stm (624 words)

	yemen map and map of yemen and information page
		Relative Location Yemen, located on the southern edges of the Arabian Peninsula, to the immediate east of the African continent, is in both the northern and eastern hemispheres.
		It's positioned in the Middle East, a recognized geographical region of southwestern Asia, and bordered by Saudi Arabia, Oman, and by the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
		Landforms Yemen has some of the most fertile lands in the entire Middle East, and yet, for the most part, they're not developed to their full potential.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/ye.htm (973 words)

	Jews of Yemen
		In 1922, the government of Yemen reintroduced an ancient Islamic law requiring that Jewish orphans under age 12 be forcibly converted to Islam.
		This increasingly perilous situation led to the emigration of virtually the entire Yemenite Jewish community - almost 50,000 - between June 1949 and September 1950 in Operation "Magic Carpet." A smaller, continuous migration was allowed to continue into 1962, when a civil war put an abrupt halt to any further Jewish exodus.
		They were isolated and trapped, scattered throughout the mountainous regions in northern Yemen and lacking food, clothing, medical care and religious articles.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/anti-semitism/yemenjews.html (719 words)

	Yemen
		The security threat level remains high due to terrorist activities in Yemen, and Americans are urged to exercise caution and take prudent measures to maintain their security.
		Americans who believe they are being followed or threatened while driving in urban centers should proceed as quickly as possible to the nearest police station or major intersection and request assistance from the officers in the blue-and-white police cars stationed there.
		Current information on travel and security in Yemen may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_936.html (581 words)

	Yemen Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
		Yemen (Shaded Relief) From Atlas of the Middle East, 1993 (333K)
		Yemen (Wall Map) October 2002 (978K) Maps included: Yemen, Annual Rainfall, Economic Activity, Distribution of Ethnoreligious Groups and Key Tribal Areas, Land Use, Physical Features, Population Density.
		Yemen - Population Density From Atlas of the Middle East, 1993 (87K)
	www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/yemen.html (322 words)

	Yemen
		North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918.
		The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990.
		Yemen is a member state of the League of Arab States
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/yemen.htm (312 words)

	Yemen Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		After more upsets than a Delhi belly, Yemen is slowly becoming known as the 'undiscovered pearl of the Peninsula' by travellers in the know.
		Although the country is gradually modernising, you'll find plenty of old-style Arabia - from spicy souqs to sumptuous palaces - wherever you travel.
		Yemen is a day-to-day proposition due to fighting between the government and rebels in the north and regular kidnappings of foreigners.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/middle-east/yemen (193 words)

	Welcome to Yemen
		Economy—overview: The northern city Sanaa is the political capital of a united Yemen, and the southern city Aden, with its refinery and port facilities, is the economic and commercial capital.
		Former South Yemen's willingness to merge stemmed partly from the sharp decline in Soviet economic support.
		Yemen's GDP has been supplemented by remittances from Yemenis working abroad and by foreign aid.
	www.middleeastnews.com /Yemen.html (1293 words)

	Technorati Tag: Yemen
		Yemen at MSN Shopping Save On today's Great-selling CDs, Soundtracks, Box Sets and More.
		Yemen: Illegal Land Seizure and Confescation Common Its very good the whole thing with the land is coming into the open: A Statement Issued By the...
		YO The Ba’ath Socialist Party in Yemen should withdraw from the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMPs) coalition, according to the party’s Secretary...
	technorati.com /tag/Yemen (467 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Yemen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, has reported meager growth since 2000.
		Yemen was on an IMF-supported structural adjustment program designed to modernize and streamline the economy, which led to substantial foreign debt relief and restructuring.
		Yemen is struggling to control excessive spending and rampant corruption.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ym.html (1144 words)

	Yemen
		Constitution of the Republic of Yemen, 1994, as amended.
		Human Rights Watch on Yemen (New York): Press releases, testimonies, and reports on human rights situation.
		MERIA Research Guide: Yemen (Eric Watkins) Middle East Review of International Affairs.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Yemen.html (109 words)

	Yemen
		Territorial Disputes: North Yemen (Sana) claimed the Kamaran Islands and Perim Island held by South Yemen; sections of the boundary with North Yemen indefinite or undefined; no defined boundary with Saudi Arabia; Administrative Line with Oman.
		Territorial Disputes: North Yemen (Sana) claimed the Kamaran Islands and Perim Island held by South Yemen; sections of the boundary with South Yemen indefinite or undefined; section of boundary with Saudi Arabia.
		demarcation of boundary; Yemen protests Saudi erection of a concrete-filled pipe as a security barrier in 2004 to stem illegal cross-border activities in sections of the boundary.
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Yemen.html (2045 words)

	Atlas: Yemen
		Yemen Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population …
		Yemen : The Unknown Arabia by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
		Yemen Chronicle : An Anthropology of War and Mediation by Steven C. Caton
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/country/yemen.html (136 words)

	Yemen
		Annual Energy and Energy-Related Data: Data for Yemen for the years 1980-2003, reported by fuel (energy) category, are available to be downloaded in Excel (xls) spreadsheet format.
		Go to the International Energy Data Page [html], select a fuel (energy) category, and scroll down to the xls spreadsheets.
		To see a complete energy balance for Yemen for a recent year scroll down to the next item.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/international/yemen.html (270 words)

	Yemen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Flag and coat of arms adopted 22 May 1990.
		Yemen was formed on 22 May 1990 by the union of North Yemen and South Yemen.
		Use: on land, civil, state and war flag; at sea, civil, state, and naval ensign (as wel as naval jack).
	flagspot.net /flags/ye.html (132 words)

	WTO \| Accession status: Yemen
		Yemen's request for accession was circulated on 14 April 2000.
		The second meeting of the Working Party took place in October 2005.
		Yemen's Industry and Trade Minister Khaled Rajeh Sheikh, at the second meeting of the country's working party on 3 October 2005, said that WTO membership is “a necessary step and an important component in our efforts to integrate into the world economy”.
	www.wto.org /english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_yemen_e.htm (145 words)

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