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Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Quick facts
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Population
- 28 m
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Region
- Western Asia
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Yemeni rial (﷼)
- Demonym
- Yemeni
- UN member
- Yes
How Yemen compares
Economy size$22 B
123rd of 179 worldwide · 13th of 15 in Western Asia
Income per person$634
173rd of 179 worldwide · 15th of 15 in Western Asia
Life expectancy69.4 yrs
124th of 179 worldwide · 14th of 15 in Western Asia
Internet access17.5%
169th of 179 worldwide · 15th of 15 in Western Asia
Military spending$1.7 B
66th of 163 worldwide · 11th of 14 in Western Asia
Highlights
GDP
$22 B
World Bank2018
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$634
World Bank2018
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
69.4 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
17.5%
ITU / World Bank2019
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
4.9%
World Bank2018
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the incense kingdoms of Saba and the great Marib Dam to the long Zaidi imamate, the union of two states, and a war the UN calls one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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