| Country |
Yemen |
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| Region |
Middle East |
| Area (sq km) |
527,970 |
| Area (sq mile) |
203,849 |
| Border |
Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| Population |
21,456,188 |
| Nationality |
Yemeni(s), Yemenite(s) |
| Ethnic |
Predominantly Arab; Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans |
| Religion |
Muslim (Sunni and Shi'a), some Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
| Language |
Arabic |
| Literacy |
50% |
| Government |
Republic |
| Capital |
Sanaa |
| Leader |
President Field Marshall Ali Abdallah Salih (May 22, 1999); Prime Minister Abd al-Qadir Ba Jamal (April 4, 2001) |
| Currency |
Yemeni rial (YER) |
| Independence Day |
May 22, 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of North Yemen and the Marxist-dominated South Yemen; previously North Yemen had become independent from the Ottoman Empire in November 1918, and South Yemen had become independent from the United Kingdom on Nov. 30, 1967) |
| National Holiday |
Unification Day (May 22, 1990) |
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