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The
Yemen is situated in the Southern end of the Arabian Peninsula bordered
to the North by Saudi Arabia and to the east the Sultanate Of Oman. The
Red Sea on its West coast and the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean on the
South coast. The territory also incorporates the island of Socotra which
is situated off the tip of the Horn of Africa. The total area of the
Yemen is reported to be
555,000 sq.km excluding the Rub Al Khali. The country has a
growing population current consensus of 21 million with the
majority situated in the northern area.
The country
is predominately Muslim with Arabic being
the national language.
Time zone - GMT plus 3 hours.
Work hours:
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Government offices work a single shift
Saturday to Wednesday 0800 to 1500 hrs.
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Private sector work two shifts
Saturday to Wednesday 0800 to 1200 hrs and 1600 to 1900 hrs
Thursday - 0800 to 1200 hrs
Friday - Weekend
Transportation:
All inland transportation is byway of road transport via a net working
of intercity highways. The highways and inner city road systems are
constantly being upgraded with either improvements to existing road
systems or
new highways being constructed. Road transport is comparatively expensive and
controlled by the transport unions.
Airports:
The main international airport is situated in the capital, Sanaa, and is
currently served by a number of international airlines. There are also regional airports in Aden, Hodeidah, Taiz and
Rayan. Plans are underway to improve the
airport facilities in Sana'a as well as opening up international flights
to Aden International airport.
Sea ports of the Yemen:
Situated in the northern territories on the Red Sea Hodeidah
port.
Saleef port. Ras Isa Oil Terminal. Mokha port.
Situated in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean Aden
ports of Mallaá and Aden Container Terminal.
Little Aden Refinery. Bal Haf LNG Terminal. Mukalla port. Ash
Shihr Oil Terminal.
Natural resources:
Oil reserves: The Yemen is currently producing 350 to 370,000
bbls per day of crude oil which is exported through the terminals at Ras
Isa and Ash Shihr.
Gas: Large reserves of natural gas with a major project
currently underway for the exportation of the gas through a new sea terminal
currently under construction at Bal Haf in the southern part of the
country with direct access to the Indian Ocean.
Rock salt: Quarried adjacent to the port of Saleef.
Sea salt: Large salt pans in Aden.
Sea food: The export of fish/prawns /lobsters/shark fins
and sea cucumbers is a fast growing industry particularly out of the
southern ports of Aden and Mukalla.
Agricultural products: Cotton, coffee ( Mokha coffee ),
bananas and fresh vegetables.
Skins and hides Locally produced goods
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