Yemen

Overview

Yemen (اليَمَن), officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen's territory includes more than 200 islands; the largest of these is Socotra. From 2011, Yemen has been in a state of political crisis and civil war, with Saudi Arabian intervention resulting in widespread famine affecting 70% of the population.

Yemen is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-1. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology, who are also charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.