South Yemen

Summary

South Yemen is a historical country^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Yemen was a member of United Nations^[3].
• South Yemen is in the country of Yemen^[4].
• South Yemen's continent is recorded as Asia^[5].
• South Yemen's continent is recorded as Africa^[6].
• South Yemen's instance of is recorded as historical country^[7].
• South Yemen's instance of is recorded as people's republic^[8].
• South Yemen's head of state is recorded as Qahtan al-Shaabi^[9].
• South Yemen's head of state is recorded as Salim Rubaya Ali^[10].
• South Yemen's head of state is recorded as Ali Nasir Muhammad^[11].
• South Yemen's head of state is recorded as Abdul Fattah Ismail^[12].
• South Yemen's head of state is recorded as Ali Nasir Muhammad^[13].
• South Yemen's head of state is recorded as Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas^[14].
• South Yemen's capital is recorded as Aden^[15].
• South Yemen's official language is recorded as Arabic^[16].
• South Yemen's currency is recorded as Yemeni Dinar^[17].
• South Yemen's flag image is recorded as Flag of South Yemen.svg^[18].
• South Yemen's anthem is recorded as National anthem of Yemen^[19].
• South Yemen's anthem is recorded as National Anthem of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen^[20].
• South Yemen's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of South Yemen (1970-1990).svg^[21].
• South Yemen's flag is recorded as flag of South Yemen^[22].
• South Yemen's legislative body is recorded as Supreme People's Council^[23].
• South Yemen's party chief representative is recorded as Abdul Fattah Ismail^[24].
• South Yemen's party chief representative is recorded as Ali Nasir Muhammad^[25].
• South Yemen's party chief representative is recorded as Ali Salim al-Beidh^[26].
• South Yemen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121967032^[27].

Body

Founding

+1967-11-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of South Yemen^[28].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PDRY'}^[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'DVRJ'}^[30], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'RDPY'}^[31], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '南イエメン'}^[32], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'НДРЙ'}^[33], and {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '民主也门'}^[34].

Dissolution

South Yemen was dissolved in +1990-05-22T00:00:00Z^[35].

Why It Matters

South Yemen ranks in the top 6% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]