Since May 22, 1990, Yemen has used only the simple tricolour: black is said to stand for the dark days of the past, while white represents a bright future and red the blood of the struggle to achieve independence and unity. Similar flags have been used by Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and The Sudan.

Brownie Girl scouts in Yemen is called Zahrat.

English is a widely studied foreign language in Yemen.

No -- though some terrorists base their activities there, as terrorists do in many other countries including North America and Europe. The Yemen government also helps in hunting down Al Qaeeda groups. Such terrorists as are resident in the country are a tiny proportion of a population of over 24 million.

Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia.The rial or riyal is the currency of Yemen.The international trading code is YER.

The people of Yemen are Muslims. Or, sometimes called, Islam. But there are also small amounts of Jewish, Christian and Hindu people in Yemen.