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FOREWORD
We are pleased to
issue the Statistical Year-book of the Republic of Yemen
for 2003.
This is issue number eleventh after the
blessed unification of land and people and proclamation
of the state of unity on 22 May 1990.
In spite
of the achievements in establishing the infrastructures
in the country, we are facing great challenges while
planning for the comprehensive development. This
planning cannot be successful unless it is based on
accurate and highly reliable data bases and statistical
information.
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Such
information should always be based on statistical
systems and updated.
We hope
that efforts will continue to promote the statistical
work and raise it to the level that assures the
decision-makers of the reliability and efficiency of the
decisions touching all social, economic, political and
cultural aspects of life, and at the same time minimizes
the risk of waste and overspending due to unstudied
decisions.
We hope that this
publication, which presents the socioeconomic indicators
of our country, will significantly contribute to the
Yemen library and enhances students and researchers to
use such information in their work and provide the
Central Statistical Organization with any comments that
may improve the statistical work and increases level of
confidence in statistic number and develop the
statistical Yemen year-book material.
Ahmed Mohammed Sofan
Vice Primary Minister
Minister of Planning and International Corporation |
