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'''Yemen''' is a nation occupying the southern portion of the Arabian peninsula; it is bounded by [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Oman]]. It has an area of 203,850 square miles (527,968 sq km) and a population of 15.9 million (1995). The capital is [[San'a]] and the main port is [[Aden]].
'''Yemen''' is a nation occupying the southern portion of the Arabian peninsula; it is bounded by [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Oman]]. It has an area of 203,850 square miles (527,968 km<sup>2</sup>) and a population of 15.9 million (1995). The capital is [[San'a]] and the main port is [[Aden]].
Prior to unification in 1990 Yemen was divided between the Yemen Arab Republic (north Yemen), the capital of which was Sana'a, and the People's Republic of South Yemen, the capital of which was Aden, and which had been a British protectorate between 1838 and 1967.
Prior to unification in 1990 Yemen was divided between the Yemen Arab Republic (north Yemen), the capital of which was Sana'a, and the People's Republic of South Yemen, the capital of which was Aden, and which had been a British protectorate between 1838 and 1967.
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen).
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen).
*Area: 527,970 sq. km. (203,796 sq. mi.); about the size of California and Pennsylvania combined.
*Area: 527,970 km<sup>2</sup>. (203,796 sq. mi.); about the size of California and Pennsylvania combined.
*Cities: Capital—San'a. Other cities—Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, and al-Mukalla.
*Cities: Capital—San'a. Other cities—Aden, Taiz, Hodeida, and al-Mukalla.
*Terrain: Mountainous interior bordered by desert with a flat and sandy coastal plain; narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula.
*Terrain: Mountainous interior bordered by desert with a flat and sandy coastal plain; narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula.
====Houthi-Conflict====
====Houthi-Conflict====
The [[Shia|Shiite]] [[Houthis|Houthi]] rebels are fighting with the Yeminite government since 2004. In February 2015 the parlament of Yemen was dissolved and the Revolutionary Comitte took control.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423</ref> The president of the Revolutionary Committe is [[Mohammed Ali al-Houthi]].
The [[Shia|Shiite]] [[Houthis|Houthi]] rebels are fighting with the Yeminite government since 2004. In February 2015 the parliament of Yemen was dissolved and the Revolutionary Committee took control.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29319423</ref> The president of the Revolutionary Committee is [[Mohammed Ali al-Houthi]].
==References==
==References==