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Yemen is the sixth most water stressed country in the world. Yemen is subject to sandstorms and dust storms, resulting in soil erosion and crop damage. The country has very limited natural freshwater and consequently inadequate supplies of potable water. Desertification (land degradation caused by aridity) and overgrazing are also problems. [3]
The site of ancient Marib was largely abandoned during the 20th century. Although a small village remains, the multi-story mud-brick buildings of the historic city are largely in ruins. The modern town of Marib is about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) north of the center of the ancient city.
Sardinia. Sardinia (/ s ɑːr ˈ d ɪ n i ə / sar-DIN-ee-ə; Italian: Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa]; Sardinian: Sardigna [saɾˈdiɲːa]) [a] [b] is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and 16.45 km [5] south of the ...
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Yemen, [a] officially the Republic of Yemen, [b] is a country in West Asia. [12] Located in southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the southeasten part of the Arabian sea to the east, sharing maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia across the Horn of Africa.
Selling black market fuel is one of the few ways people are able to feed their families as other businesses fail due to the war and fuel shortages in Yemen. As a result of the blockade, there is a desperate shortage of necessary supplies such as food, water and medical supplies, to the extent that children are at risk of disease due to lack of drinkable water.
As the capital city of Yemen, nearly 40% of jobs in Sanaʽa are in the public sector. [32] The city is also an important centre for commerce and industry in Yemen. [32] Additionally, like many other cities in the developing world, Sanaʽa has a large informal sector that is estimated to constitute 32% of nongovernmental employment as of 2002. [32]
The city of South Burlington, Vt.—home to Vermont’s one major airport, Lake Champlain sunsets, and 20,000 residents—has been deemed the Safest City in America by WalletHub, according to its ...