1. The Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية, English: Yemen), is located at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, adjacent to Saudi Arabia and Oman, bordering the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, with a coastline of 1906 km.
2. The flag of Yemen is a flag of red, white and black horizontal stripes, which was inaugurated on 22 May 1990. The flag is rectangular in shape, with a length-to-width ratio of 3:2. The flag is composed of three equal rectangles of red, white and black from top to bottom. Red symbolizes revolution and victory. White symbolizes holiness and purity. Black symbolizes the dark ages of the past.
3. Yemen has a land area of 528,000 square kilometers, a population of 29.8 million, the official language is Arabic, and English is only used in a small area of foreign-related government departments and other fields.
4. Yemen has a written history of more than 3,000 years and is one of the cradles of ancient civilizations in the Arab world.
5. The vast majority of Yemen's inhabitants are Arabs, a very small number of people are Africans, they are based on tribes, there are more than 190 tribes in the country; the chieftain is an absolute authority among the tribes by combining political, military, economic, judicial and other powers.
6. Yemen's economic development mainly depends on oil export earnings, food is not self-sufficient, and about 1/2 depends on imports.
7. Located in the southwest, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is one of the most important international navigation straits, connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and is the main sea traffic route of Europe, Asia and Africa, and its strategic location is extremely important.
8. Yemen was the first country in the Arab world to declare independence from colonial rule;
9. The southern part of Yemen belongs to the tropical arid climate, the northern climate is more diverse, the eastern gentle slope extends to the Rub khali Desert, is a desert and semi-desert area, the climate is dry, hot and rainy; the central plateau, the sea dial is 1500 ~ 4000 meters high, the climate is cool; the hilly area, the climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, the western Red Sea coast is the Thehamai region, the climate is hot and humid, is the most precipitation area in the Arabian Peninsula.
10. The capital of the Republic of Yemen is Sana'a, the political, economic and cultural center of Yemen, with a population of 2.779 million (2019 statistics), is an Islamic historical city, and is one of the earliest settlements of mankind.
11. The ancient city of Aden (Aden) in Yemen is located at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, guarding the gateway of the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, known as "the key to maritime traffic in Europe, Asia and Africa".
12. The Port of Aden is a world-famous natural port with 30 berths that can accommodate 10,000-ton cargo ships; in addition to the general cargo terminal, there are also oil tanker terminals and container terminals, which is the largest port in Yemen with the largest cargo throughput.
13. Yemen's export products mainly include oil, cotton, coffee, tobacco, spices and seafood, etc., which is the real source of the world-famous Mocha coffee; the main trading partners are China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Saudi Arabia and so on.
14. More than 90% of Yemen's weapons and equipment are provided by Russia, and a few are provided by the United States and Western countries.
Yemen's island of Socotra is the "most alien-like place" on Earth, and because of its long geographical isolation, 37% of the plants, 90% of the reptiles and 95% of the snails here are unique to the island.
15. The United Nations has said: Yemen is one of the 9 least developed countries in Asia, listed as the "country with the largest number of people in need of relief" in 2019, about 24 million people are waiting for food, medicine and other assistance, and in 2020 it "topped" the first place in the world's most vulnerable countries, ranked second in the hunger list (after the Central African Republic), and ranked first from the bottom in its human development index (except Africa).
16. A land of frequent civil wars, almost constantly at war; mainly contradictions between the North and the South, and conflicts between the ruling authorities and the militants.
17. In Yemen, 90% of men and 50% of women chew on curna, a type of marijuana called "khat". In other Arab countries, it is a category 1 narcotic, like opium, and is contraband.
18. The national flower of Yemen is the coffee flower, and the national tree is the coffee tree. [Awkward laugh]
19. The oldest surviving mosque in Yemen is called the Fakrad Aden Mosque, which has a history of 700 to 800 years.
20.Yemen is in short supply of water and relies mainly on groundwater. In some places, the trend of water stress has been further exacerbated by the overexploitation of groundwater.