Yemen Jumhuriyah al-Yamanīyah

Yemen officially known as the Republic of Yemen Jumhuriyah al-Yamanīyah is an Arab country in southwest Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second largest country in the peninsula, which covers 527,970 km2 (203.850 square miles). The coastline stretches for 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles). It borders Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east. Although constitutionally declared capital of Yemen is the city of Sana'a, the city has been under rebel control since February 2015. Because of this, the capital of Yemen has been temporarily moved to the port city of Aden in the south coast. Yemeni territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra.


Yemen was home to the Sabeans (biblical Sheba), a state of negotiation, which flourished for over a thousand years and probably also included parts of modern Ethiopia and Eritrea. In 275 AD, the region fell under the domination of Jewish later influenced Himyar. Christianity came in the fourth century, while already established Judaism and Local paganism. Islam spread rapidly in the seventh century and Yemeni troops were crucial in expanding early Islamic conquests. Administration Yemen has long been very difficult time. Several dynasties emerged from 9th to 16th century, Rasulid be stronger and more prosperous. The country was divided between the Ottoman and British empires in the 20th century the Zaydi Kingdom of Yemen was established after the First World War in Northern Yemen before the creation of Yemen Yemen Arab Republic in 1962. South remained a British protectorate until 1967. The two states of Yemen merged to form the modern Republic of Yemen in 1990.

Yemen is a developing country. Under the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen was described as a kleptocracy. According Perceptions Index 2009 international corruption Transparency International, Yemen ranks 164 among 182 countries surveyed. In the absence of strong state institutions, political elite in Yemen was a de facto form of collaborative governance, where competing tribal, regional, religious and political interests agreed to hold themselves in check through the tacit acceptance of the balance that produced. The informal political agreement is held together by an agreement to share power between three men: President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who controlled the state; Major General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who controlled most of the army; and Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, figurehead of the Islamist party Islah and the broker chosen by Saudi Arabia of transnational sponsorship payments to various political actors, including tribal sheikhs. The Saudis payments were intended to facilitate autonomy tribes of Yemeni government and the Saudi government to provide a mechanism that weigh on the political decisions of Yemen.

Yemen is a developing country. Under the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen was described as a kleptocracy. According Perceptions Index 2009 international corruption Transparency International, Yemen ranks 164 among 182 countries surveyed. In the absence of strong state institutions, political elite in Yemen was a de facto form of collaborative governance, where competing tribal, regional, religious and political interests agreed to hold themselves in check through the tacit acceptance of the balance that produced. The informal political agreement is held together by an agreement to share power between three men: President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who controlled the state; Major General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who controlled most of the army; and Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, figurehead of the Islamist party Islah and the broker chosen by Saudi Arabia of transnational sponsorship payments to various political actors, including tribal sheikhs. The Saudis payments were intended to facilitate autonomy tribes of Yemeni government and the Saudi government to provide a mechanism that weigh on the political decisions of Yemen.

Yemen is a developing country. Under the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen was described as a kleptocracy. According Perceptions Index 2009 international corruption Transparency International, Yemen ranks 164 among 182 countries surveyed. In the absence of strong state institutions, political elite in Yemen was a de facto form of collaborative governance, where competing tribal, regional, religious and political interests agreed to hold themselves in check through the tacit acceptance of the balance that produced. The informal political agreement is held together by an agreement to share power between three men: President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who controlled the state; Major General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who controlled most of the army; and Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, figurehead of the Islamist party Islah and the broker chosen by Saudi Arabia of transnational sponsorship payments to various political actors, including tribal sheikhs. The Saudis payments were intended to facilitate autonomy tribes of Yemeni government and the Saudi government to provide a mechanism that weigh on the political decisions of Yemen.