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About Yemen

Location

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Oman, and Saudi Arabia

Area

527,970 sq km

Population

23,822,783 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 46.2%; 15-64 years: 51.3%; 65 years and over: 2.5% (2006 est.)

Median age

16.8 years

Population growth rate

3.45% (2009 est.)

Ethnic groups

predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Religions

Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages

Arabic

Literacy

(Age 15 and over can read and write), total population: 50.2%; male: 70.5%; female: 30% (2003 est.)

Government type

Republic

Capital

Sanaa

Legislative Branch

Bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council and a House of Representatives

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

Gross Domestic Product

$27.56 billion; per capita: $2,400 (2008 est.)

GDP Growth Rate

3.2% (2008 est.)

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