PDRY

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PDRY refers to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, a former socialist state that existed in southern Yemen from 1967 until its unification with North Yemen in 1990.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
one-party state
socialist state
borderedBy Oman
Yemen Arab Republic
capital Aden
capitalStatusOfAden permanent capital
coastlineOn Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
coatOfArmsFeature eagle holding a ribbon with the state name
coldWarBloc Eastern Bloc
continent Asia
countryCode YMD
currency South Yemeni dinar
demonym South Yemeni
dissolved 1990-05-22
established 1967-11-30
flagDescription horizontal tricolour of red, white, black with a light blue triangle at the hoist containing a red star
foreignPolicyAlignment Soviet Union
fullName People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
governmentType Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic
hadInternalConflict 1986 South Yemen Civil War
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Chairman of the Presidential Council
ideology Marxism–Leninism
independenceDate 1967-11-30
independenceFrom United Kingdom
largestCity Aden
legalSystem socialist law
locatedIn Southern Arabian Peninsula
linked to: Southern Arabia
locatedOn Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
United Nations
notMemberOf Arab League
officialLanguage Arabic
predecessorState Aden Protectorate
Federation of South Arabia
Protectorate of South Arabia
linked to: Aden Protectorate
region Middle East
religionMajority Islam
rulingParty Yemeni Socialist Party
seaAccess yes
shortName South Yemen
subregion Arabian Peninsula
successorState Republic of Yemen
linked to: Yemen
timeZone UTC+3
unificationDate 1990-05-22
unificationWith Yemen Arab Republic
usedCalendar Gregorian calendar

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