| Country (long form) |
Republic of Yemen |
| Capital |
Sanaa |
| Total Area |
203,850.36 sq mi
527,970.00 sq km
(slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming) |
| Population |
17,479,206 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
71,119,251 |
| Languages |
Arabic |
| Literacy |
38.0% total, 53.0% male, 26% female (1990 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
| Life Expectancy |
58.1 male, 61.64 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
Yemeni rial (YER) = 100 fils |
| GDP (per capita) |
$750 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement
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| Agriculture |
grain, fruits, vegetables, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton; dairy products, poultry, beef; fish |
| Arable Land |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west |
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