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Yemen Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/yemen/yemen_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code YM Government type republic National capital Sanaa Administrative divisions
17 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, Aden, Al Bayda,Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Ataq, Dhamar, Hadhramaut, Hajjah,Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Ta'izz
Independence 22 May 1990 Republic of Yemen was established on 22 May 1990 with themerger of the Yemen Arab Republic {Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen} and the Marxist-dominatedPeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen {Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen}; previouslyNorth Yemen had become independent on NA November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire)and South Yemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK) National holiday Proclamation of the Republic, 22 May (1990) Constitution 16 May 1991; amended 29 September 1994 Legal system based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law, and local tribalcustomary law; does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral House of Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popularvote to serve four-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court Political parties and leaders
there are over 12 political parties active in Yemen, some of the moreimportant are: General People's Congress (GPC), President Ali Abdallah SALIH;Yemeni Reform Grouping or Islaah, Shaykh Abdallah bin Husayn al-AHMAR; YemeniSocialist Party (YSP), Ali Salih UBAYD; Nasserite Unionist Party, leader NA;Baath Party, leader NA
Political pressure groups and leaders NA International organization participation ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC,ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU,WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant) Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; similarto the flag of Syria which has two green stars and of Iraq which has threegreen stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered inthe white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt which has a symbolic eaglecentered in the white band
NOTE: The information regarding Yemen on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Yemen Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Yemen Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |