Yamani
         n 1: Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central
               figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) [syn:
               {Yamani}, {Ahmed Zoki Yamani}]

English Dictionary: Yemen	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yanan n a language group of the Hokan family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yemen n a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 Synonym(s): Yemen, Republic of Yemen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yemeni adj of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its inhabitants; "Yemeni mountains" n a native or inhabitant of Yemen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yeoman n officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch Synonym(s): yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater in former times was free and cultivated his own land
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yuman adj of or relating to the language or culture of the Yuma people n a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yunnan n a province of southern China [syn: Yunnan, {Yunnan province}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yamen \Ya"men\, n. [Chin. ya a civil or military court + men a       gate.]       In China, the official headquarters or residence of a       mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prisons,       etc.; the place where the business of any public department       is transcated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yeman \Ye"man\, n.       A yeoman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yeoman \Yeo"man\, n.; pl. {Yeomen}. [OE. yoman, [f4]eman,       [f4]oman; of uncertain origin; perhaps the first, syllable is       akin to OFries. g[be] district, region, G. gau, OHG. gewi,       gouwi, Goth. gawi. [root]100.]       1. A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most             respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born.          Note: A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to                the gentry. The word is little used in the United                States, unless as a title in law proceedings and                instruments, designating occupation, and this only in                particular States.          2. A servant; a retainer. [Obs.]                         A yeman hadde he and servants no mo.   --Chaucer.          3. A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry             cavalry. [Eng.]          4. (Naut.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner,             or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and             distribution of the stores.          {Yeoman of the guard}, one of the bodyguard of the English             sovereign, consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with             partisans, and habited in the costume of the sixteenth             century. They are members of the royal household.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yeoman \Yeo"man\, n.; pl. {Yeomen}. [OE. yoman, [f4]eman,       [f4]oman; of uncertain origin; perhaps the first, syllable is       akin to OFries. g[be] district, region, G. gau, OHG. gewi,       gouwi, Goth. gawi. [root]100.]       1. A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most             respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born.          Note: A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to                the gentry. The word is little used in the United                States, unless as a title in law proceedings and                instruments, designating occupation, and this only in                particular States.          2. A servant; a retainer. [Obs.]                         A yeman hadde he and servants no mo.   --Chaucer.          3. A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry             cavalry. [Eng.]          4. (Naut.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner,             or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and             distribution of the stores.          {Yeoman of the guard}, one of the bodyguard of the English             sovereign, consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with             partisans, and habited in the costume of the sixteenth             century. They are members of the royal household.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yuman \Yu"man\, a.       Designating, or pertaining to, an important linguistic stock       of North American Indians of the southwestern United States       and northwestern Mexico, nearly all agriculturists and adept       potters and basket makers. Their usual dwelling is the brush       wikiup, and in their native state they wear little clothing.       The Yuma, Maricopa, Mohave, Walapi, and Yavapai are among the       chief tribes, all of fine physique.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yeoman, IN (town, FIPS 85886)       Location: 40.66712 N, 86.72343 W       Population (1990): 131 (49 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Yemen       Yemen:Geography       Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and    Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia       Map references: Middle East       Area:    total area: 527,970 sq km    land area: 527,970 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming    note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or    North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen    (PDRY or South Yemen)       Land boundaries: total 1,746 km, Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km       Coastline: 1,906 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 18 nm in the North; 24 nm in the South    continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: undefined section of boundary with Saudi    Arabia; a treaty with Oman defining the Yemeni-Omani boundary was    ratified in December 1992       Climate: mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in    western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot,    dry, harsh desert in east       Terrain: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged    mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the    desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula       Natural resources: petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits    of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west       Land use:    arable land: 6%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 30%    forest and woodland: 7%    other: 57%       Irrigated land: 3,100 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: very limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate    supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification    natural hazards: sandstorms and dust storms in summer    international agreements: party to - Environmental Modification, Law    of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,    Climate Change       Note: controls Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and the    Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping lanes       Yemen:People       Population: 14,728,474 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 50% (female 3,551,953; male 3,776,358)    15-64 years: 48% (female 3,505,735; male 3,508,229)    65 years and over: 2% (female 216,210; male 169,989) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 4.02% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 44.85 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 8.01 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 3.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 58.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 62.51 years    male: 61.57 years    female: 63.5 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 7.15 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Yemeni(s)    adjective: Yemeni       Ethnic divisions: predominantly Arab; Afro-Arab concentrations in    western coastal locations; South Asians in southern regions; small    European communities in major metropolitan areas       Religions: Muslim including Sha'fi (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small    numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu       Languages: Arabic       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 38%    male: 53%    female: 26%       Labor force: no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in    agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services,    construction, industry, and commerce account for less than half of the    labor force       Yemen:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Yemen    conventional short form: Yemen    local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah    local short form: Al Yaman       Digraph: YM       Type: republic       Capital: Sanaa       Administrative divisions: 17 governorates (muhafazat, singular -    muhafazah); Abyan, Adan, Al Bayda, Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al    Mahwit, Dhamar, Hadramaut, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Marib, Sadah, Sana,    Shabwah, Taizz    note: there may be a new governorate for the capital city of Sanaa       Independence: 22 May 1990 Republic of Yemen was established on 22 May    1990 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 November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and South    Yemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)       National holiday: Proclamation of the Republic, 22 May (1990)       Constitution: 16 May 1991       Legal system: based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law,    and local tribal customary law; does not accept compulsory ICJ    jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May 1990, the    former president of North Yemen); Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur    al-HADI (since NA October 1994)    head of government: Prime Minister Abd al-Aziz ABD AL-GHANI (since NA    October 1994)    cabinet: Council of Ministers       Legislative branch: unicameral    House of Representatives: elections last held 27 April 1993 (next to    be held NA 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (301    total) GPC 124, Islaah 61, YSP 55, others 13, independents 47,    election nullified 1       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: over 40 political parties are active in    Yemen, but only three project significant influence; since the    May-July 1994 civil war, President SALIH's General People's Congress    (GPC) and Shaykh Abdallah bin Husayn al-AHMAR's Yemeni Grouping for    Reform, or Islaah, have joined to form a coalition government; the    Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), headed by Ali Salih UBAYD, has regrouped    as a loyal opposition       Other political or pressure groups: NA       Member of: ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IBRD,    ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT,    INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU,    WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Muhsin Ahmad al-AYNI    chancery: Suite 705, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037    telephone: [1] (202) 965-4760, 4761    FAX: [1] (202) 337-2017       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador David NEWTON    embassy: Dhahr Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hotel District, Sanaa    mailing address: P. O. Box 22347 Sanaa; Sanaa, Department of State,    Washington, DC 20521-6330    telephone: [967] (1) 238843 through 238852    FAX: [967] (1) 251563       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black;    similar to the flag of Syria which has two green stars and of Iraq    which has three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a    horizontal line centered in the white band; also similar to the flag    of Egypt which has a symbolic eagle centered in the white band       Economy       Overview: Whereas the northern city Sanaa is the political capital of    a united Yemen, the southern city Aden, with its refinery and port    facilities, is the economic and commercial capital. Future economic    development depends heavily on Western-assisted development of the    country's moderate oil resources. Former South Yemen's willingness to    merge stemmed partly from the steady decline in Soviet economic    support. The low level of domestic industry and agriculture has made    northern Yemen dependent on imports for practically all of its    essential needs. Once self-sufficient in food production, northern    Yemen has become a major importer. Land once used for export crops -    cotton, fruit, and vegetables - has been turned over to growing a    shrub called qat, whose leaves are chewed for their stimulant effect    by Yemenis and which has no significant export market. Economic growth    in former South Yemen has been constrained by a lack of incentives,    partly stemming from centralized control over production decisions,    investment allocation, and import choices. Yemen's large trade    deficits have been compensated for by remittances from Yemenis working    abroad and by foreign aid. Since the Gulf crisis, remittances have    dropped substantially. Growth in 1994-95 is constrained by low oil    prices, rapid inflation, and political deadlock that are causing a    lack of economic cooperation and leadership. However, a peace    agreement with Saudi Arabia in February 1995 and the expectation of a    rise in oil prices brighten Yemen's economic prospects.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $23.4 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: -1.4% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $1,955 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 145% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 30% (December 1994)       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA       Exports: $1.75 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: crude oil, cotton, coffee, hides, vegetables, dried and    salted fish    partners: Germany 28%, Japan 15%, UK 9%, Austria 7%, China 7% (1992)       Imports: $2.65 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: textiles and other manufactured consumer goods, petroleum    products, sugar, grain, flour, other foodstuffs, cement, machinery,    chemicals    partners: US 16%, UK 7%, Japan 6%, France 6%, Italy 6% (1992)       External debt: $7 billion (1993)       Industrial production: growth rate NA%, accounts for 18% of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 810,000 kW    production: 1.8 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 149 kWh (1993)       Industries: crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale    production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing;    handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement       Agriculture: accounts for 26% of GDP; products - grain, fruits,    vegetables, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton, dairy,    poultry, meat, fish; not self-sufficient in grain       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $389 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $2 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $3.2 billion;    Communist countries (1970-89), $2.4 billion       Currency: Yemeni rial (new currency); 1 North Yemeni riyal (YR) = 100    fils; 1 South Yemeni dinar (YD) = 1,000 fils    note: following the establishment of the Republic of Yemen on 22 May    1990, the North Yemeni riyal and the South Yemeni dinar are to be    replaced with a new Yemeni rial       Exchange rates: Yemeni rials per US$1 - 12.0 (official); 90 (market    rate, December 1994)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Yemen:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 51,390 km    paved: 4,830 km    unpaved: 46,560 km (1992 est.)       Pipelines: crude oil 644 km; petroleum products 32 km       Ports: Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla, Mocha, Nishtun       Merchant marine:    total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,059 GRT/18,563 DWT    ships by type: cargo 1, oil tanker 2       Airports:    total: 46    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 4    with unpaved runways over 3,047 m: 2    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 10    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 12       Yemen:Communications       Telephone system: 65,000 telephones; since unification in 1990,    efforts are still being made to create a national domestic civil    telecommunications network    local: NA    intercity: the network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, and    troposcatter    international: 3 INTELSAT (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1    Intersputnik, and 2 ARABSAT earth stations; microwave radio relay to    Saudi Arabia and Djibouti       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 10    televisions: NA       Yemen:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Police)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 3,135,649; males fit for    military service 1,771,226; males reach military age (14) annually    181,057 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $1.65 billion, 7.1%    of GDP (1993)