Republic of Yemen
الجمهورية اليمنية
al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah |
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Motto:
الله، الوَطَن، الثَورة، الوَحدة (Arabic)
"Allāh, al-Waṭan, ath-Thawrah, al-Waḥdah" "God, Country, Revolution, Unity" |
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Location of Yemen (red)
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Capital |
Sana'a Aden (provisional, Hadi Government) |
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Largest city | Sana'a | ||||
Official languages | Arabic | ||||
Religion | Islam | ||||
Demonym | Yemeni, Yemenite | ||||
Government | Provisional government | ||||
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (Aden) | |||||
Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr (Aden) | |||||
Saleh Ali al-Sammad (Sana'a) | |||||
• Prime Minister
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Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (Sana'a) | ||||
Legislature | House of Representatives | ||||
Establishment | |||||
• North Yemen independencea
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1 November 1918 |
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• South Yemen independenceb
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30 November 1967 |
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22 May 1990 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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528,076 km2 (203,891 sq mi) (50th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2013 estimate
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25,408,000 (48th) | ||||
• 2004 census
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19,685,000 | ||||
• Density
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44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi) (160th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$73.445 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$2,521 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$31.326 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$1,075 | ||||
HDI (2013) |
0.498 low · 160th |
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Currency | Yemeni rial (YER) | ||||
Time zone | AST (UTC+3) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +967 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | YE | ||||
Internet TLD | .ye, اليمن. | ||||
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Coordinates: 15°N 48°E / 15°N 48°E
Yemen (i/ˈjɛmən/; Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially known as the Republic of Yemen (الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah), is an Arab country in Western Asia, occupying South Arabia, the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km2 (203,850 sq mi). The coastline stretches for about 2,000 km (1,200 mi). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east-northeast. Although Yemen's constitutionally stated capital is the city of Sana'a, the city has been under rebel control since February 2015. Because of this, Yemen's capital has been temporarily relocated to the port city of Aden, on the southern coast. Yemen's territory includes more than 200 islands; the largest of these is Socotra.