General Information
Capital: Sanaa
Population: 17,488,000
Land Area: 527,970 sqkm
Per Capita GNP: $350
Under 5 Mortality Rate: 119
Adult Literacy: 69(M); 36(F)
Fertility Rate: 7.3
Life Expectancy: 60.7(M); 63(F)
Urbanization Rate:25%
Unemployment Rate: 30% (1995)
Major Language: Arabic
Major Religion: Islam
Government Type: Republic
* Data are from UNSD, UNICEF and CIA World Factbook
Internet Resource
Yemen
Information Homepage - official
Women's
National Committee
Embassy of the Republic
of Yemen in Washington D.C.
CIA World Factbook
This site contains detailed information the country's population,
economic situation,
political system, natural resources, etc.
History
& Culture
Comprehensive Web site about history, archealogy and culture of
Yemen.
News
Weekly English newspaper.
Tourist information
Links to travel and tourist information.
Other
links
Provided by U of Texas.
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