South Yemen
–state in Western Asia
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Summary
South Yemen is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,959 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: United Nations[3]
- Country: Yemen[4]
- Continent: Asia[5], Africa[6]
- Instance of: people's republic[7]
- Head of state: Qahtan al-Shaabi[8], Salim Rubaya Ali[9], Ali Nasir Muhammad[10], Abdul Fattah Ismail[11], Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas[12]
- Capital: Aden[13]
- Official language: Arabic[14]
- Currency: Yemeni Dinar[15]
- Anthem: National anthem of Yemen[16], National Anthem of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen[17]
- Flag: flag of South Yemen[18]
- Legislative body: Supreme People's Council[19]
- Party chief representative: Abdul Fattah Ismail[20], Ali Nasir Muhammad[21], Ali Salim al-Beidh[22]
- Commons category: South Yemen[23]
- Diplomatic relation: North Korea[24], Soviet Union[25]
- Inception: November 30, 1967[26]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: May 22, 1990[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:South Yemen[28]
- Population: 2,345,266[29]
- Replaces: Protectorate of South Arabia[30], Federation of South Arabia[31]
- Replaced by: Yemen[32]
- Motto text: لنناضل من أجل الدفاع عن الثورة اليمنية، وتنفيذ الخطة الخمسية، وتحقيق الوحدة اليمنية[33], For the struggle to defend the Yemeni revolution, implement the five-year plan, and achieve the Yemeni unification[34]
- Short name: PDRY[35], DVRJ[36], RDPY[37], 南イエメン[38], НДРЙ[39], 民主也门[40], 南也门[41], 民主葉門[42], 南葉門[43], 民主也門[44], 南也門[45], RDP dello Yemen[46], НДРЄ[47], Jemen Demokratyczny[48]
- Different from: Southeast Yemen[49]
- Office held by head of state: Q137412161[50]
- Area: 360,133 km²[51]
Why It Matters
South Yemen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]