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| Republic of Yemen
الجمهورية اليمنية
al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah |
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Motto: الله، الوطن، الثورة، الوحدة (Arabic)
"Allah, al-Watan, ath-Thawrah, al-Wahdah" (transliteration)
"God, Country, Revolution, Unity" |
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Sana‘a
 15°21′N 44°12′E |
| Official language(s) |
Yemeni Arabic |
| Demonym |
Yemeni, Yemenite |
| Government |
Unitary Presidential System |
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President |
Ali Abdullah Saleh |
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Prime Minister |
Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
| Legislature |
Assembly of Representatives |
| Establishment |
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North Yemen independence from the Ottoman Empire |
November 1, 1918 |
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South Yemen independence from the United Kingdom |
November 30, 1967 |
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Unification |
May 22, 1990 |
| Area |
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Total |
555,000 km2 (50th)
203,849 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
negligible |
| Population |
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2009 estimate |
23,580,000[1] (51st) |
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July 2007 census |
22,230,531 |
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Density |
44.7/km2 (160th)
115.7/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2009 estimate |
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Total |
$58.218 billion[2] |
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Per capita |
$2,457[2] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2009 estimate |
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Total |
$25.131 billion[2] |
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Per capita |
$1,061[2] |
| HDI (2007) |
 0.439[3] (low) (133rd) |
| Currency |
Yemeni rial (YER) |
| Time zone |
(UTC+3) |
| Drives on the |
right[4] |
| ISO 3166 code |
YE |
| Internet TLD |
.ye |
| Calling code |
967 |
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