| Yemen |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. |
| Area: | total:
527,968 sq km land: 527,968 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen) |
| Natural Resources: | petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 23,495,361 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 43.5% (male 5,199,954/female 5,013,165) 15-64 years: 53.9% (male 6,438,569/female 6,233,708) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 291,319/female 318,646) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.713% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 34.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
56.77 deaths/1,000 live births male: 61.46 deaths/1,000 live births female: 51.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 63.36 years male: 61.35 years female: 65.47 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.81 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 12,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | N/A |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $58.19 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $26.54 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 3.8% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $2,500 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
9.7% industry: 39.1% services: 51.2% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | note: most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force |
| Population below poverty line: | 45.2% (2003) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 3.7% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 19.7% of GDP (2009 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish |
| Industries: | crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair |
| Industrial production growth rate: | 5.8% (2009 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish |
| Currency (code): | Yemeni rial (YER) |
| Others | |
| Nationality: | noun:
Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni |
| Religions: |
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish. |
| Languages: |
Arabic |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Republic of Yemen conventional short form: Yemen former: Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen] |
| Government type: | Republic Based on Multiparty system. |
| Capital: | name:
Sanaa geographic coordinates: 15 21 N, 44 12 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 21
governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan, Ad Dali',
Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt,
Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz ,Rima , and
the capital city of Sana’a. note: for electoral and administrative purposes, the capital city of Sana’a is treated as an additional governorate |
| Independence: | 22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen had become independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became Republic in September 26 , 1962 while ,the South Yemen became a republic in October 14 , 1963 and independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK) |
| Legal system: | based on Islamic law. |
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| Source : CIA
The World Factbook |
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