Yemen

= Y E M E N =




 * Yemen's popualtion is 23,495,361 people.
 * Its Government is a Parlimentary Republic.
 * Men and women gather and chew qat, which is a stimulant and illegal in some countries. This is a time of socializing when they gather and chew it.
 * In Yemen, most of the people practice Islam, but there is a number that practice Judaism, Christianity, and Hinduism.
 * President is Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990).
 * Yemen's capital is Sanaa, which also happens to have the most population of 1,778,900 people.
 * The language is Arabic.
 * It's ethnicity is predominantly Arab, but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, and Eurpoeans.
 * Ancient imports: gold, incense, precious stones, and spices.
 * Modern imports: food, live animals, machinery, equipment, and chemicals.
 * Modern exports: crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas.

Modern Map of Yemen Ancient Map of Yemen. The green line is the seperation of North and South Yemen.
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 * __Timeline:__**


 * 1000 B.C - A.D 500:** Yemen provided the route - the "frankincense trail" for goods from the east and south that were prized by the civilizations to the north.
 * A.D 632:** Yemen became one of the first countries to introduce Islam.


 * A.D 897:** Zaydi kingdom was establishes in North Yemen, making northern highlands the home of the Zaydi sect of Shi ah Islam.

**1517**: Ottoman Empire, centered in what is now Turkey, took over Yemen


 * 1849: ** Ottoman Turks returned to Yemen, and a separate North Yemen emerged at the end of World War I (1914 -1918)

**1948-1955**: After attempt to overthrow the kingdom, a military coup succeeded in 1962, forming Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) - Civil war erupted.
 * 1970: ** Struggle ended


 * 1974: ** A military government replaced the civilian one.

**1972-1979**: The separate Yemen's (North-South) ended border wars by agreeing to unite. - Agreements soon ignored.


 * Late 1980's: ** Agreed to again unite


 * May 1990: ** YAR (North) and PDRY (South) combined to create the Republic of Yemen (ROY).

__**FUN FACTS ON YEMEN:**__
 * Highest point in Yemen is Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb (3,760m).
 * Yemen has 12 airports.
 * There are no railways in Yemen.
 * People do not date in Yemen.
 * Marriages are usually arranged.
 * Yemen is the poorest country in the middle east.

__** SUMMARY: **__ Yemen has retained its diverse traditions by preserving it's country through their religion and customs. Through out the years of the development of this country the political aspect has changed from what was close to a dictatorship to a republic government. Culturally Yemen has advanced to more modern clothing with many colors and styles. Between modern and tradition it has clashed by clothing changing and a new custom of men and women chewing a leaf called qat which brings them a feeling of well being and allows them to socialize. In A.D 632 Yemen became one of the first counties to introduce Islam which was an important cause and opened up the Yemen world to Islamic practices.

__** Bibliography: **__ (http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com) (www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/) (www.worlbookonline.com) (http://www.infoplease.com/ )