Yemen
Geography
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. |
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| 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 |
Others
| Nationality | noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni |
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| 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. |
Economy
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | $61.63 billion (2013 est.) |
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| GDP (official exchange rate) | $43.89 billion (2013 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | 3.8% (2013 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | $2,500 (2013 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 7.7% industry: 30.9% services: 61.4% (2013 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) | 11.8% (2013 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 | 4.8% (2013 est.) |
| Exports - commodities | crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish |
| Currency (code) | Yemeni rial (YER) |
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Population and Health
| Population | 26,052,966 (July 2014 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 41.7% (male 5,523,744/female 5,336,795) 15-24 years: 21.1% (male 2,789,510/female 2,709,263) 25-54 years: 30.9% (male 4,106,917/female 3,933,852) 55-64 years: 2.6% (male 450,185/female 515,255) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 320,426/female 367,019) (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.72% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 31.02 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.45 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 50.41 deaths/1,000 live births male: 54.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 45.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 64.83 years male: 62.72 years female: 67.04 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 4.09 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) | 28% (2007-2012) |
| Unmet need of contraceptive | 40% (1997) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 18,800 (2012) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 800 (2012) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 65.3% male: 82.1% female: 48.5% (2011 est.) |