Type: republic
Capital: Aden
Administrative divisions: 6 governorates (muhafazat, singular—muhafazah); Abyan, Adan, Al Mahrah, Hadramawt, Lahij, Shabwah
Independence: 30 November 1967 (from UK)
Constitution: 31 October 1978
Legal system: based on Islamic law (for personal matters) and English common law (for commercial matters)
National holiday: National Day, 14 October
Executive branch: president, prime minister, two deputy prime ministers,
Council of Ministers
Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme People's Council
Judicial branch: Federal High Court