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Middle East
Republic of Yemen
📍 Essential Info
CapitalSanaa
TimezoneUTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population34.5M
Governmentin transition
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ye
Internet Users14%
GDP per Capita$200
🌍 Geography
LocationMiddle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Size Comparisonalmost four times the size of Alabama; slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Climatemostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Terrainnarrow 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
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic Groupspredominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European
ReligionsMuslim 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 Chri...
Median Age20.5 years
Life Expectancy68.2 years
National HolidayUnification Day, 22 May (1990)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook