 Yemen
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
15 00 N, 48 00 E |
| Area |
total: 527,970 sq km land: 527,970 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen) |
| Climate |
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east |
| Terrain |
narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula |
| Population |
22,230,531 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic |
| Imports |
food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals |
| Exports |
crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish |
| Hazards |
sandstorms and dust storms in summer |
| Resources |
petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west |
| Geography |
strategic location on Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping lanes |
| Nationality |
noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni |
| Capital |
name: Sanaa geographic coordinates: 15 21 N, 44 12 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.ye |
| Internet Users |
220,000 (2005) |
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