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 |
18,078,035 (July 2001 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 |
58.45 male, 62.05 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic |
Currency |
Yemeni rial (YER) = 100 fils |
GDP (per capita) |
$820 (2000 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, pulses, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; 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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