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North Yemen
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North Yemen | |||||||||
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| 1918–1990 | |||||||||
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| Anthems: السلام الوطني (Royal Salute) (1918–1970) Peace to the Land (1962–1978) إرادة أمة 'Iiradat 'Uma "A Nation's Will" (1978–1990) | |||||||||
Coat of arms of North Yemen:[note 1].svg) .svg) | |||||||||
.svg) Map of the Kingdom of Yemen before 1934 | |||||||||
 Location of North Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula after shrinking in 1934. | |||||||||
| Status | Member of the Arab League (1945-1990) Member of the United Nations (1947–1990) Member of the United Arab States (1958–1961) | ||||||||
| Capital | Sanaa (1918–1948, 1962–1990) Taiz (1948–1962) | ||||||||
| Largest city | Sanaa | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (official), predominantly ~55% Zaidi Shia (official 1918–1970) and ~45% Sunni | ||||||||
| Government | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970) Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990) Details
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| History | |||||||||
• Independence from the Ottoman Empire | October 30 1918 | ||||||||
| 26 September 1962 | |||||||||
| December 1, 1970 | |||||||||
| May 22 1990 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 195,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | North Yemeni rial | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||||||
| Calling code | 967 | ||||||||
 Map of the Yemen Arab Republic | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Yemen | ||||||||
North Yemen (Arabic: اليمن الشمالي, romanized: al-Yaman al-šamāliyya) is a term used to describe the Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1962), the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990),[3] and the regimes that preceded them and exercised sovereignty over that region of Yemen.[4] Its capital was Sanaa from 1918 to 1948 and again from 1962 to 1990. Located in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, the area of the region is 195,000 square kilometers, it used to have a population of about thirteen million people prior to the Yemeni unification. It was bordered to the north by Saudi Arabia, to the south and east by South Yemen, to the west by the Red Sea, and to Bab al-Mandab in the southwest.
North Yemen was admitted to the United Nations on September 30, 1947. In 1962, the country fought a bloody civil war that ended with the abolition of the monarchy and the creation of a republic in 1970. It was one of the predecessor states of the Republic of Yemen, alongside South Yemen, until its eventual unification.
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- ^ "Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic, 1970". al-bab.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ Bühler, Konrad G. (February 8, 2001). State Succession and Membership in International Organizations. ISBN 9041115536. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ The Department of State Bulletin. Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Affairs. 1979. p. 41.
- ^ "North Yemen: Ambassador to a Divided Land – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training". adst.org. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
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