Yemen Arab Republic
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This article is about the historical country that existed from 1962 to 1990. For the present-day sovereign state, see Yemen. For the group that controls most of what was North Yemen, see Houthis.
The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية اليمنية al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah), commonly known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a country that existed from 1962 to 1990 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen.[3] Its capital was at Sanaa. It united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen) on 22 May 1990 to form the current Republic of Yemen.
Quick Facts الجمهورية العربية اليمنية (Arabic)al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah, Capitaland largest city ...
Yemen Arab Republic | |||||||||
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1962–1990 | |||||||||
Anthem: ال وطني al-Watani "Peace to the Land" (1962–1978) إرادة أمة 'Iiradat 'Uma "A Nation's Will" (1978–1990) | |||||||||
Capital and largest city | Sanaa | ||||||||
Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
Religion | Islam (official, predominantly Zaydi Shia and Shafi'i Sunni Islam) | ||||||||
Government | Unitary Nasserist Islamic republic under a military junta[1][2] | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1962–1967 (first) | Abdullah al-Sallal | ||||||||
• 1978–1990 (last) | Ali Abdullah Saleh | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1962–1963 (first) | Abdullah al-Sallal | ||||||||
• 1983–1990 (last) | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani | ||||||||
Legislature | Consultative Council | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
26 September 1962 | |||||||||
1 December 1970 | |||||||||
22 May 1990 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 136,000 km2 (53,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
Currency | North Yemeni rial | ||||||||
Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||||||
Calling code | +967 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Yemen |
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