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Yemen Arab Republic | |||||||||
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| 1962–1990 | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Peace to the Land" (1962–1978) إرادة أمة 'Iiradat 'Uma "A Nation's Will" (1978–1990) | |||||||||
 Location of North Yemen (red) | |||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Sanaa | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (official, predominantly Zaydi Shia and Shafi'i Sunni Islam) | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Yemeni | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary Nasserist Islamic republic under a military junta[1][2] | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1962–1967 (first) | Abdullah al-Sallal | ||||||||
• 1978–1990 (last) | Ali Abdullah Saleh | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1962–1963 (first) | Abdullah al-Sallal | ||||||||
• 1983–1990 (last) | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani | ||||||||
| Legislature | Consultative Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 26 September 1962 | |||||||||
| 1 December 1970 | |||||||||
| 22 May 1990 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 136,000 km2 (53,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | North Yemeni rial | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||||||
| Calling code | +967 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Yemen | ||||||||
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The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية اليمنية al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah, French: République arabe du Yémen), commonly known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a country that existed from 1962 to 1990 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen.[3] Its capital was at Sanaa. It united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen) on 22 May 1990 to form the current Republic of Yemen.
- ^ "Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic, 1970". al-bab.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Bühler, Konrad G. (8 February 2001). State Succession and Membership in International Organizations. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9041115536. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ The United States extended diplomatic recognition to the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) on 19 December 1962, The Times, 20 December 1962.