Funny. And true.
Infographic: Yemen On the Brink
The Atlantic once again demonstrates its prowess with graphical display of information, this time on the subject of the conflicts and challenges facing Yemen.
Here’s a larger version that you can actually read, sorry I can’t figure out how to get Tumblr to do that natively. From the accompanying Text:
At the heart of all these problems is Yemen’s looming economic collapse. Already the poorest country in the Arab world, Yemen is rapidly depleting its oil reserves and lacks any options for creating a sustainable post-oil economy. Unemployment is estimated at 35 percent, higher than what the U.S. faced during the Great Depression.
Accelerating the economic decline is a protracted civil war in the north between Shia insurgents and the Sana’a-based government. The war has caused a refugee crisis and extensive damage to infrastructure, and its costs will result in a major budget deficit next year. (The government is already burning through roughly $200 million in foreign-currency reserves per month.)
