H.E. Mr. Abdulmalik Abdullah Al Eryani
High Commissioner
What do you know about Republic of Yemen?
Yemen is a desert country in the Middle East on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered in west by the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, in north by Saudi Arabia and in north east by Oman. Yemen has maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia. The country was divided between the Ottoman and British empires in the 1800s. The Zaydi Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was established after World War I before the creation of the Yemen Arab Republic in 1962. South Yemen remained a British protectorate as the Aden Protectorate until 1967 when it became an independent state and later, a Marxist-Leninist state. The two Yemeni states united to form the modern Republic of Yemen (al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah) .
What is the national language of Republic of Yemen?
Arabic is the national language of Republic of Yemen.
What is the Capital of Republic of Yemen?
Sana'a is the Capital of Republic of Yemen.
What is the religion of Republic of Yemen?
Yemen is an Islamic society. Nearly all Yemenis are Muslims, with approximately 56% belonging to the Shafi'i Sunni school of thought and approximately 43.5% belonging to the Zaydi Shia school of thought. There are also approximately 1,000 Christians and 50 Jews.
What is the national game of Republic of Yemen?
Football is the national game of Republic of Yemen.
What are minerals of the republic of Republic of Yemen?
Yemen hosts a wide variety of metallic mineral resources, which include cobalt, copper, gold, lead, nickel, niobium (columbium), platinum-group metals, rare-earth elements, tantalum, and zinc.
What are the import and export of republic of Republic of Yemen?
Petroleum is Yemen's main export, accounting for 92 percent of total exports. Yemen's non-oil exports are primarily agricultural products, mainly fish and fish products, vegetables, and fruits. Yemen mostly imports fuels, wheat and corn, rice, meat, pharmaceutical products, sugar and vehicles. Yemen's main imports partners are the United Arab Emirates, China, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Australia , Brazil, India, Thailand and Germany.