Yemen:

Yemen (Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya

Flag of Yemen

al-Yamaniyya) 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 mi) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia.

Capital: (and largest city) Sanaa

Location of Yemen

Official languages: Arabic

Government: Republic
 -  President Ali Abdullah Saleh
 -  Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Majoon

Establishment:
 -  Unification May 22, 1990 

Area:
 -  Total 527,968 km² (49th) 203,849 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 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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