YEMENYEMEN

By: Scott Cameron

The Flag of YemenThe Flag of YemenThe red stripe

represents the blood shed during the country's struggle for independence.

The white symbolizes hope for the future, and the black stripe represents an end to the country's dark past.

Yemen’s Religions & Racial Yemen’s Religions & Racial BreakdownBreakdown Religions in Yemen

consist of 53% Sunni Muslims and the Shiite Muslims are at around 47%.

The country also contain dwindling numbers of Jews.

The races consist of Arabic which is 97.5%, African which is 1.2%, and the rest of the population is about 1.3%

Yemen Religions

53%47%

1%

Sunni MuslimsShiite MuslimsJews

Yemen’s EconomyYemen’s EconomyThe country of Yemen has roughly 23 million

citizens.

Yemen’s reported average annual growth was in the range of 3-4% from 200 to 2007.

In 2008, the growth rate plummeted below 3% because the price of oil decreased dramatically.

The GDP of Yemen is estimated to be about $60.48 billion.

Education and Family LifeEducation and Family Life The literacy rate for men is

about 70%. The literacy rate for

women is about 30%.

Most of the Yemeni live in major cities.

Others live in small mountain villages.

The Yemeni house’s are arranged in certain ordered by the level of the floor.

Entertainment and LiteratureEntertainment and Literature

The major forms of entertainment are music, poetry, and dance.

Yemen produced some of the finest poets and musicians throughout the world.

The Yemeni read the Koran which is the religious book in which the citizens of the country follow their beliefs.

Foreign RelationsForeign Relations

Yemen has a slight dispute with its neighboring country Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia reinforced a concrete-filled security barrier on the border between the two.

Saudi Arabia has a problem with illegal immigrants from Yemen.

Relationship with U.S.Relationship with U.S.

Yemen is on the U.S.’s major focuses on terrorism.

The Yemeni government has begun searching for suspected Al-Qaida members and supporters.

Former president George W. Bush promised additional security in that effort.

Status of WomenStatus of WomenThere are a few women groups who fight for women

rights.

For example, Ittihad Niso Al-Yemen.

Two more groups are the YWA and the General Union of Yemeni.

OverviewOverviewAt the beginning of this assignment, I knew

very little about the country of Yemen. As I continued with this assignment, I struggled to find the information to complete this essay. After I searched and found what I needed I found many negative views on this country. For example the economy is terrible, and the education is not at the best it could be neither. So from the information that I have found, it seems to me that the country has a lot of work cut out for the citizens if they would like to be a elite country in this world.