Yemen
Conventional Long Form Name of country: Republic of Yemen Capital City: Sanaa Type of Government: Republic Date of Independence: 22 May 1990 National Holiday: Unification Day, 22 May (1990) Chief of State: President Abd Rabuh Mansur Hadi Head of State: Prime Minister Muhammad Salim Ba Sindwah Description of Executive Branch/Powers: President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term based on constitution; however a special election was held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH based on a GCC-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011 (next election to be held in 2014); vice president appointed by the president but position is vacant; prime minister appointed by the president. Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council, consisting of 111 seats; members appointed by the president. House of Representatives, consisting of 301 seats; members elected by popular vote in single-member constituencies to serve six-year terms. Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Supreme Court (consists of the president of the Court, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges; court organized into constitutional, civil, commercial, family, administrative, criminal, military, and appeals scrutiny divisions) Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Name Yemen's Ambassador to the U.S: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Adel Ali Ahmed Al-Sunaini Place of Yemen Embassy in the U.S: 2319 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Location of Yemen Consulate in the U.S: N/A Name of U.S Ambassador: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Karen Sasahara Location of U.S Embassy: Sa'awan Street, Sanaa Location of U.S Consulate in Swaziland: N/A Name of their UN Ambassador: Abdullah Saleh al-Ashtal (until 2004 when he quit due to turmoil in the country) Description of the Flag's Symbolism: Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white). National Symbol: Golden eagle International Disputes: Yemen is a source and, to a much lesser extent, transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; some Yemeni children, mostly boys, migrate to Yemeni cities or across the border to Saudi Arabia and, less frequently Oman, where they end up as forced laborers in domestic service or small shops, beggars, or prostitutes; some of the large number of child workers in Yemen also face conditions of forced labor; other Yemeni children are conscripted into the government's armed forces or tribal or rebel militias; to a lesser degree, Yemen is a country of origin for girls trafficked within country or to Saudi Arabia to work as prostitutes in hotels and clubs; additionally, Yemen is a destination and transit country for women and children from the Horn of Africa who are looking for work or have received false job offers in the Gulf states but are subjected to sexual exploitation or forced labor upon arrival; reports indicate that adults and children are still sold or inherited as slaves in Yemen Refugees: N/A Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use: N/A |
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