Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 13,972,477; 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: (political) Sanʿa. Capital: (economic) Aden.
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Also called North Yemen.a former country in SW Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanʿa.
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Also called South Yemen.a former country in S Arabia: since 1990 a part of the Republic of Yemen. Capital: Aden.