SOUTH YEMEN

Name:
Federation of South Arabia;
People's Republic of South Yemen;
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Local name (Arabic):ﺔﻴﺑﻮﻨﺠﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺍ ﺩﺎﺤﺗﻻﺍ
ﺔﻴﺒﻌﺸﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﻮﻨﺠﻟﺍ ﻦﻤﻴﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺣ
ﺔﻴﺒﻌﺸﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﻃﺍﺮﻗﻮﻤﻳﺪﻟﺍ ﻦﻤﻴﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺣ
Bordering countries:Oman, Saudi Arabia, Arab Republic of Yemen
Status:sovereign state in 1967-1990
Surface:333 ths. sq. km
Population (1989):2 768 ths.
Capital:Aden (ﻥﺪﻋ)
Official language:Arabic


Historical symbols:
British Aden (1839-1963)
Federation of South Arabia under British protectorate (1959-1967)
People's Republic of South Yemen (1967-1970)
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970-1990)



Yemen: country page   League of Arab States

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