GENERAL INFORMATION 
 
State :  The Republic of Yemen
Language : Arabic
Religion : Islam
Area : 532,000 sq. km with altitudes of up to 3700m
Population : 22 Million
Capital : Sana’a,
Population : 900,000
Altitude : 2,300m

 

DOCUMENTATION :
 
Visa:
Most nationalities can obtain from airport at arrived.

Please contact the embassy of Yemen at your country or contact to make sure there are no problems obtaining entry visa.

Customs:
Entry is allowed for 2 liters of alcohol (for non Muslims), 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 250 grams of pipe tobacco, women are allowed to bring reasonable quantities of cosmetics and jewels. No restrictions on stills cameras. Video cameras should be declared, details may be entered into your passport to ensure leaving the country with you when you leave. No restrictions on amount of foreign currency and traveler cheques brought into the country.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Money:
Currency : Riyal (YR.) is the country’s currency
Bank Notes :  50, 250, 100, 200, 500 & 1000, all with Arabic script in the front and English on the reverse
Coins : 5, 10 and 20 Rails
Exchange rate : $1~ 204 Riyal
 
Credit Cards : 
-American Express (representative) Marib Travel and Tourism, Amex card / Visa / MasterCard are acceptable in most  hotels.
Traveler Cheques: can be exchanged in most banks at bank rates. It is advisable not to relay on traveler cheques exclusively.
Cash : It is recommended that you use cash instead of travelers cheques. Cash is easier to handle and relatively safe to carry around and quick to exchange. Some shopping stores require cash.

Communication:
GSM & CDMA cellular phones will work in yemen under the roaming system.

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