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Yemen
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Yemen
officially the Republic of Yemen
is a Middle Eastern country located on
the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia.
With a population of about 20 million
people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi
Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the
West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden
to the South, and Oman to the east.
Yemen's territory includes over 200
islands, the largest of which is
Socotra, about 415 kilometres (260
miles) to the south of Yemen, off the
coast of Somalia. |
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Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah
Republic of Yemen
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Motto
"Allah, al-Watan, at-Thawra, al-Wehda"
"God, the Nation, the Revolution, Unity" |
Area
Total: 527,968 km² (49th)
203,849 sq mi
Wate:r (%) negligible
Population: July 2005 estimate
20,975,000 (51st)
-Density: 40 /km² (160th)104 /sq
mi
GDP: (PPP) 2005 estimate
Total: $19.480 billion (110th)
Per capita: $900 (175th)
HDI: (2004) 0.492 (low) (150th)
Currency: Yemeni rial $1 = 198.13
Rials (YER)
Time zone: (UTC+3)
Internet TLD: .ye
Calling code: +967 |
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