Iémen - Governo - Perfil - 2004

Capital

Sanaa

Independência

22 Maio 1990, Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]; previously North Yemen had become independent on NA Novembro 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and South Yemen had become independent on 30 Novembro 1967 (from the UK)

Feriado nacional

Unification Day, 22 Maio (1990)

Constitución

16 Maio 1991; emendada 29 Setembro 1994 and Fevereiro 2001

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Presidente Ali Abdallah SALIH (desde 22 May 1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed office upon the merger of North and South Yemen); Vice Presidente Maj. Gen. Abd al-Rab Mansur al-HADI (desde 3 October 1994)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Abd al-Qadir BA JAMAL (desde 4 April 2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
elections: president elected by direct, popular vote for a seven-year term (recently extended from a five-year term by constitutional amendment); election last held 23 September 1999 (next to be held NA 2006); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president
election results: Ali Abdallah SALIH elected president; percent of vote - Ali Abdallah SALIH 96.3%, Najib Qahtan AL-SHAABI 3.7%