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Map:
Flag of Yemen:
•This Yemen flag was
created on May 22nd 1990,
which was the same day
when north and south Yemen
united together.
•The red, white and black
were present on both the
southern and northern flags.
Stands for
bloodshed,
martyrs and
unity.
Stands for
the bright
future
Stands for
the dark past
that Yemen
had.
Capital City:
• Sana‘a is the capital city and largest city in
Yemen.
Government:
• Yemen is a democratic republic country. They elect people in power.
Important people in power:
–
President: Ali Abdullah Salih (from 1990)
–
Vice President: Khaled Al-Asad
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Prime Minister: Ali Muhammad Mujawar (from 2007)
•
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior: Rashad al-Alimi
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Minister of Defense: Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
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Minister of Finance--Numan Salih al-Suhaybi
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Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs: Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
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Minister of Industry and Trade: Yahya al-Mutawakil
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Minister of Justice: Ghazi al-Aghbari
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Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources: Khalid Mahfouz Bahah
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Ambassador to the United States: Abdul Wahab Abdullah Al-Hajri
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Ambassador to the United Nations: Abdullah al-Said
System of Power:
President
(Head of State)
Prime Minister appointed by
the President
(Head of Government)
An elected 301-seat House of
Representatives
An appointed 111-member
Shura Council
People vote
Independence:
• 22 May 1990 is when Yemen, Sana’a (north Yemen) and Yemen, Aden (south
Yemen) became independent although previously South Yemen had become
independent (from UK): 30 November 1967 and North Yemen became independent
(from Ottoman Empire): November 1918.
Constitution:
16th May 1991;
amended 29th Sep
1994 and Feb
2001.
Political parties and leaders:
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There are over 12 parties active in Yemen, however though it is said that
Yemen encourages a multi-party system, actually it is controlled by a single
party. The country of Yemen is currently dominated by the General People's
Congress.
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The most prominent parties are listed:
General People's Congress (GPC) [President Ali Abdallah Salih];
Islamic Reform Grouping or Islah [Shaykh Abdallah bin Husayn Al-ahmar];
National Arab Socialist Baath Party [Dr. Qassim Salaam];
Nasserite Unionist Party [Abdel Malik al-Makhlafi];
Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Ali Salih Muqbil]
Currency:
The unit of currency is known as the Yemen Riyal (YER) of 100 fills. The bank notes
are available in values of 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 YR, while 10 and 5
fills are in groups of Yemen coins. Despite that with the Australian currency it
is called the dollar. Also Australia’s notes only go up to $5 dollar to $100 dollar
notes.
The key advantage of this local currency is that it can be easily converted.
In Yemen, there are few ATMs from where Yemen currency can be drawn.
Literacy rates:
Literacy Rates
Adult Total of Yemen
Years
1994
Literacy rate adult total:
1995
• 1994: 37%
1996
• 1995: 39%
1997
• 1996: 40%
1998
• 1997: 42%
1999
Column B
• 1998: 44%
2000
• 1999: 46%
2001
• 2000: 47%
2002
• 2001: 49%
2003
• 2002: 51%
2004
• 2003: 52%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
• 2004: 54%
Percentage
Literacy:
According to the United Nations, the adult literacy rate for Yemen in 2007 is 70.5 percent
for females and 77 percent for males. The overall literacy rate for the population of
ages 15 and older was 49 percent. There has been improvement in literacy rate from
39% percent in 1994 to 70% percent in 2007.By judgment; low-income countries on
average have an adult literacy rate of approximately 60 percent. Basically the literacy
rate of Yemen is currently improving.
Life Expectancy:
• 58.45 male, 62.05 female (2001 estimate)
Life expectancy
rates in Yemen for
male and females
Gapminder’s graph (life expectancy):
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Life expectancy at birth for
men in Yemen.
Population:
• July 2007 census 22,230,531, 2009 estimate
23,580,000
• Nationality: noun: Yemeni(s), adjective: Yemeni
• Religions: Sunni and Shiite Muslim.
Age structure:
• 0-14 years: 46.5% (male 4,905,831/female 4,727,177)
• 15-64 years: 50.8% (male 5,364,711/female 5,172,811)
• 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 274,166/female 282,367) (2005
EST.)
Age Structure of Yemen Population
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 years +
Language:
Arabic is the main language spoken in Yemen.
Other languages that are spoken in Yemen are
Somali, Soqotri and Mehri.
Here is the alphabet in Arabic.
Economy – North Yemen and
South Yemen united as
Yemen in 1990.Both parts of
Yemen were undeveloped
economies. The south of
Yemen relied
on small
deposits of oil and the north
relied
on
coffee
and
agriculture.
Oil exports in 2005.
making $3.1 billion
still over half the
population lives in
poverty.
In 2006, a World
Bank-sponsored
international
donor raised $4.7
billion for Yemen
development.
Yemen –
current
issues/histor
y
Human right n Yemen is
really poor. The security
forces have been
responsible for torture
and inhuman treatment
. According to the
embassy of Yemen
there has been some
improvement to human
rights in Yemen.
In 2006, Yemen
received $10.7 million
from American for
military and antiterrorism aid.
The USS Cole was
bombed in 2000
while refuelling stop
off the port of Aden.
History - Islamic armies conquered
Yemen in 1917. Against 19th century and
Britain. Where they conquered it was
called South Yemen from 1839-1967. the
north and south clashed in 1972, as did
south Yemen and Saudi Arabia in 1969
ad 1973. Yemen survived a civil was
united as one country in 1994. however
Yemenis relationship with Saudi Arabia
was still uneasy.
Geographical Features:
Location: Middle East or South west Asia, bordering the Arabic Sea Between,
Gulf of Aden and Red sea. Between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Area: 527 970 km2
Highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu’ayb: 3666m
above sea level.
Lowest Point: Arabian Sea
The Coast: Yemen has 1096km
coast line along the Arabian Sea,
the Gulf of Aden, and the Red
Sea
Desert: There is a Desert in the east
of Yemen.
Tihama is on the Red Sea near
Khaukha. The Tihama is nearly
419km long. It is a semidesert
coastal plain that runs along the
red sea.
Wadi Dhar is about
15km north of Sana'a
Between
Kawkaban and
At Tawilah
Agricultural terraces (farms on a
hill) near At Tawilah
Dar al-Hajar is also know as the rock palace.
In Wadi Dhar about 15km north of Sana'a is
this 5 story palace. The Dar al-hajar was built
on rocks in 1911-48 by Imam Yahya.
Natural resources:
• Petroleum,
• Fish,
• Rock salt,
• marble,
• small deposits of coal,
• gold,
• lead,
• nickel,
• copper
• Fertile soil in the west of Yemen
Climate:
The Climate in Yemen is mostly hot and humid along the west coast,
temperate in the western mountains but is occasionally affected by
monsoons. It is extremely hot, dry, harsh dessert in the east.
Current Environmental Issues: very limited natural fresh water
resources, overgrazing, soil erosion, desertification (when land
becomes very dry).
Natural hazards: sandstorms and dust storms in summer
Access to clean water
Toxins that are going into
the water supplies.
There is currently a water crisis in
Yemen. This water crisis has
caused many to worry, and
even the children are worried
about the water because they
are mostly the ones who are
responsible for bringing water
form the wells and springs.
Less than half the population
has access to safe water. Only
half of Yemenis water sources
are considered safe. They
have water tanks that are
supposed to bring clean water
to houses, but they are dirty
which is bad for families
because they have to either
drink the dirty contaminated
water or buy water which costs
too much for most Yemen
people.
percentage of the population that has access to clean water
population that has
access to clean
w ater
population that
doesn't have access
to clean w ater
GDP:
GDP
(purchasi
ng power
parity):
$16.25 billion (2004 est.)
GDP - real
growth
rate:
1.9% (2004 est.)
GDP - per
capita:
purchasing power parity - $800
(2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture
industry
services
GDP - real growth
rate
Year
Rank
Percent Change
Date of Information
2003
4.00 %
65
2002 est.
2004
2.80 %
122
-30.00 %
2003 est.
2005
1.90 %
172
-32.14 %
2004 est.
2006
2.80 %
150
47.37 %
2005 est.
2007
2.60 %
173
-7.14 %
2006 est.
2008
2.80 %
167
7.69 %
2007 est.
GDP - real growth rate
4.50%
4.00%
3.50%
3.00%
2.50%
GDP - real growth rate
2.00%
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
2003
2004
2005
2006
GDP statistics
2007
2008
Essential Question:
By comparing Australia with Yemen, we have realised
that there are many aspects of the culture, government
and statistics that either differ from each other or are
similar.
Australia and Yemen both have a democracy in their
government system which enables the people of both
countries to vote. However, Australia has one Prime Minister
and Yemen has a Prime Minister and a President. The
Prime Minister in Yemen is appointed by the President who
is voted in by the people. This is very different from our
Australian system which has a lot to do with the fact that
Yemen is a republic and Australia is not.
Yemen and Australian culture are very different. Australian culture is
very diverse and multicultural; Yemen is not that multicultural and
their main ethnic groups that are found in Yemen are Arab, South
Asian and some Europeans.
Geographically Yemen and Australian have some similarities. They are
both dry countries that have desert conditions in some places. They
both have a coastal line and coastal areas. Although there are some
obvious geographical differences, for example; Australia is an island
Yemen is not and Australia is also bigger than Yemen.
Other Similarities:
• Australia and Yemen have around the same amount of people
populating them.
Other Differences:
• Yemen is still a developing country and Australia is fully developed.
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