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Official Name: Republic of Yemen
Location: Yemen is bounded in the north by Saudi Arabia, east by
Oman, south by the Gulf of Aden and west by the Red Sea. The territory includes 112
islands including Kamaran (181 sq. km) and Perim (300 sq. km) in the Red Sea and Socotra (3,500 sq. km) in the
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Area:
Yemen covers about 527,970 sq km (about 203,850 sq mi). Most of the Saudi-Yemeni border is undemarcated and currently under dispute.
Capital: Sana´a (Sanaa) is Yemen´s capital and largest city.
Language: Arabic is the official language. English is spoken in some urban areas.
Religion: Sunni Muslim (especially in the north) and Shia Muslim, small Christian and Hindu communities.
Population:
The total population of Yemen (1997 estimate) is 15,857,186. The average population density is 30 persons per
sq km (78 per sq mi). Although more than one and a half times its size in land area, the former South Yemen had
less than one-third the population of the former North Yemen in the late 1980s.
The population of southern Yemen is concentrated in a few areas, including Al Mukalla and the other towns
of Hadhramaut, the highlands north and east of Aden, and above all, in Aden proper and its metropolitan area.
Membership: Yemen is a member of the UN and Arab League
and Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Currency: The unit of currency is the riyal (YER) of 100 fils.
Yemen Time Difference: GMT + 3
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