Yemet

Republic of Yemet ዬሜት
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Capital and largest city	Girota
Official languages	Weranian, Talanizi
Demonym(s)	Yemeti
Government	Unitary Presidential Republic
• President	Retta Iskinder
Legislature	People's Congress of Yemet
Area
• Total	1,032,371.2 km2 (398,600.7 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2%
Population
• 2020 estimate	61,991,000
• Density	60/km2 (155.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Total	$82,510,021,000
• Per capita	$1,331
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$55,853,891,000
• Per capita	$901
Time zone	UTC+3 (Central Bahian Standard Time)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+2
ISO 3166 code	YE
Internet TLD	.ye

Etymology

The name Yemet is derived from the phrase Yemeto Negedi Merēti, meaning Land of the Hundred Tribes, the traditional name of the Talanzi people for the region.

History

First Federation of Yemet (1953 - 1964)

Yemet under President Oscar Weber (1953 - 1956)

-Independence (1953)
-White minority rule initially
-Faced heavy Irfanic and Sotirian guerilla movements in First Yemeti Civil War
-Transition to mixed white/black Sotirian rule after assassination of Oscar Weber in 1956

Yemet under President Abner Oronge (1956 - 1964)

-First and only black and Sotirian leader
-Used Sotirian militias and regular army to fight Irfanic guerrillas, supported by Werania
-Unification of Irfanic guerilla movements into People's National Liberation Army of Yemet (የዬሜት ህዝባዊ ሃገራዊ ሓርነት ሰራዊ, ye'Yemet Hizibawī Hagerawī Harineti Serawīti)
-War heightens
-Ethnic massacres
-Nearly all Weranian settlers flee colony
-CN intervention brokers peace in 1964