YEMEN

MAP OF YEMEN

• The tallest mountain is Jabal an Nabi Shu' ayb.
• The largest desert in the world Rub' al Khali.

HISTORY

• People have been living where Yemen is located sense 2000 b.c.
• Northern and southern Yemen did not come together until 1990.
• By the early seventh century there was a religion called Islam.
• In 1839 the British took over Aden witch is a big Yemen city.
• It was owned by British East India company until 1937.

DAILY LIFE

• Yemen has a lot of locally grown grains.
• They also have a lot of fruit and vegetables.
• The Muslims do not eat pork or drink alcohol.
• Homes are mostly big, nice apartment buildings.
• The apartments are crappy and run down on the inside.

SOCIAL GROUPS

• Soccer is a favorite sport in Yemen.
• There are not many fun places to go in Yemen.
• You should not be friends with someone of the opposite gender.

YEMEN LANGUAGE

• The official language of Yemen is Arabic.
• Most of the countries that surround also speak Arabic.
• Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab

WHAT DO PEOPLE WEAR

• Men and women dress very different.
• What men where states where a man is from, and his tribe.
• Men- A Futa, a turban, and a jabiya
• Women dress to reflect there religion and social life.
• Women- Loose long dresses, and cover their face with cloth

HOW PEOPLE LIVE

• Yemen has a population of over 23 million.
• Like most other countries they have rural and urban areas.
• Most children spend there time with family or neighborhood friends.
• Usually doing chores or playing games.
• They usually have small schools with a lot of kids packed in.

RELIGION

• Muslim is the main religion of Yemen.
• They believe that prophets are human and not divine.
• Northen and southern Yemen are battling over religion.
• Yemen gives the right to practice any religion.
• Yemen has many other religions and beliefs.

ECONOMY

• The Yemeni Rial is there type of money.
• Most of the there exports have to do with type of oil.
• Most of there imports have to do with food and machinery.
• Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Aribian Peninsula.
• They make a lot of there oils and farming also tourism.

GOVERNMENT

• They are a republic government.
• They are a presidential system.
• There presidents name is Mansur Hadi.

ART

• They like painting and sculptures in Yemen.
• They also like art as in the art of music.
• Most of there art is nothing like art in the U.S.A.

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