Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Al-Jumhuriyah al-Yamaniyah
CAPITAL: Sana (San'a)
FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of red, white, and black horizontal stripes.
ANTHEM: Al-Watani (Peace to the Land).
MONETARY UNIT: The Yemeni riyal (YR) is a paper currency of 100 fils. There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 fils and notes of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 riyals. YR1 = $0.00546 (or $1 = YR183.15) as of May 2003.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is being introduced, but local measures remain in common use.
HOLIDAYS: Labor Day, 1 May; Day of National Unity, 22 May; National Day, 14 October; Independence Day, 30 November. Movable Muslim holidays include Laylat al-Miraj, 'Id al-Fitr, 'Id al- 'Adha', Milad an-Nabi, and 1st of Muharram.
TIME: 3 PM = noon GMT.
Location, Size, and Extent
Yemen is located in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It is slightly larger than twice the size of the state of Wyoming with a total area of 527,970 sq km (203,850 sq mi). Yemen shares boundaries with Sa'udi Arabia on the N, Oman on the E, Gulf of Aden on the S, and the Red Sea on the W, and has a total land boundary length of 1,746 km (1,085 mi) plus a coastline of 1,906 km (1,184 mi).
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