| YEMEN |
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| AREA
527,968 sq.km. (50th) |
POPULATION
26,052,966 (July 2014) (48th) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |
| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 62.8 % 25 – 64yrs: 34.6 % 65yrs and over: 2.6 %
|
| Life
Expectancy |
64.83 yrs
|
| Youth Development Index |
145/170 (Medium)
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| National
G.D.P |
$61.63 billion (2013 est.) (89th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$2,500 (2013 est.) (187th)
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| Currency |
Yemeni rials (YER)
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| Economic
Drivers |
crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas, leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; aluminum products; cement; commercial ship repairs |
| Official
Languages |
Arabic |
|
Other Local Languages |
Nil |
| Climatic
Zone |
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
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Religious Expression |
Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha’i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2010 est.) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
N/A |
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Airports
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Albuq Airport (Al Bough Airport) Sana’a International Airport (El Rahaba Airport) Sayun Airport (Seiyun Airport)
Others, See Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Yemen |
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Airstrips |
Şa’dah Airstrips Al Hudaydah Airstrips Hadhramaut Airstrips San’á Airstrips
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| Road Network | 71,300 km |
| Rail Network | No Data |
| Corruption
Rating |
167/177 |
| Security
Rating |
42% (Highly Dangerous Business Environment)
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