Yemen

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Capital

Sanaa, Aden

Population

28,250,420

Area

455,503 km2

Climate

Desert or arid

Government

In transition

Currency

Yemeni Rial

Languages

Arabic

Sells

gold, fish, scrap iron, shellfish

Sells to

UAE 28%, India 21%, Saudi Arabia 17%

Land borders

2: Oman, Saudi Arabia

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+967

Founded

1990

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Arabicofficial

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

mangoes/guavas
potatoes
milk
onions
spices
chicken

Largest cities

Sanaa capital	1,937,451
Aden	1,079,670
Taiz	940,600
Ibb	771,514
Al Ḩudaydah	734,699

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

1994 Summer War1994

Form of government

In transition.

republic presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Yemeni Rial

Belongs to

United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Civil Defence Organisation International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Arab League Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development World Health Organization Interpol Universal Postal Union Arab Monetary Fund

Climate and geography

mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east

Climate zone

Desert or arid

Highest point

Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb

Landmarks and landscapes

Old City of Sana'a Socotra

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Oman

Saudi Arabia

In charge right now

Rashad al-Alimi Head of state

Salem Saleh bin Braik Head of government

Figures from its history

Ali Abdullah Saleh President, 1978-2012 Ali Abdullah Saleh was a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Yemen from the Yemeni unification in 1990 until his resignation in 2012, following the Yemeni revolution.

Queen of Sheba Ruler of the ancient Sabaean kingdom The Queen of Sheba, named Bilqis in Arabic and Makeda in Geʽez, is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.