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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Yemen
Conventional short form Yemen Local long form Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah Local short form Al Yaman Former Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen] Government type
Republic
Capital
Name Sanaa
Geographic coordinates 15 21 N, 44 12 E Time difference UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
20 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1 municipality*; Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City)*, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz Independence
22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK) National holiday
Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
Constitution
16 May 1991; amended 29 September 1994 and February 2001 Legal system
Mixed legal system of Islamic law, English common law, and customary law International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (Field Marshal) (since 25 February 2012); vice president (vacant) Head of government Prime Minister Muhammad Salim BA SINDWAH (since 27 November 2011) Cabinet On 27 November 2011, Vice President HADI requested Interim Prime Minister Muhammad Salim BA SINDWAH to form a new government following the resignation of President SALIH on 24 November Elections President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term based on constitution; however a special election was held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH based on a GCC-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011 (next election to be held in 2014); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president Election results Abd al-Rabuh Mansur HADI elected as a consensus president with about 50% popular participation; no other candidates Legislative branch
Bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111 seats; members appointed by the president) and House of Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote in single-member constituencies to serve six-year terms) Elections Last held on 27 April 2003 (scheduled April 2009 election postponed for two years) Election results House of Representatives percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 47, YSP 6, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 5 Judicial branch
Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders
General People's Congress or GPC [Abdul-Kader BAJAMMAL]; Islamic Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah AL-YADUMI]; Nasserite Unionist Party [Abd al-Malik al-MAKHLAFI]; National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party [Dr. Qasim SALAM]; Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Yasin Said NU'MAN]; note - there are at least seven more active political parties Political pressure groups and leaders
Muslim Brotherhood; Women National Committee Other Conservative tribal groups; Huthis, southern secessionist groups; al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) International organization participation
AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Adel Ali Ahmed ALSUNAINI Chancery 2319 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 965-4760FAX [1] (202) 337-2017 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Gerald M. FEIERSTEIN Embassy Sa'awan Street, SanaaMailing address P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa Telephone [967] (1) 755-2000 ext. 2153 or 2266 FAX [967] (1) 303-182Flag description
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white) Note Similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band National symbol(s)
Golden eagle
National anthem
Name
"al-qumhuriyatu l-muttahida" (United Republic) Lyrics/music Abdullah Abdulwahab NOA'MAN/Ayyoab Tarish ABSI Note Adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990
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