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Yemen

15.0N 48.0E · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
UNIFICATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN · 22 MAY 1990
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2011 – present · Uprising, War and Humanitarian Crisis
5 EVENTS
2011 · Arab Spring uprising and Saleh's removal 2 REFS
November 2021 · UN estimates 377,000 war-related deaths 2 REFS
1990 – 2011 · Unification and the Republic of Yemen
4 EVENTS
22 May 1990 · Unification of the Republic of Yemen 2 REFS
May–July 1994 · Civil war and the defeat of southern secession 2 REFS
1918 – 1967 · The Two Yemens: Revolution and Independence
4 EVENTS
1918 · Independent kingdom of North Yemen 2 REFS
26 September 1962 · Revolution founds the Yemen Arab Republic 2 REFS
1839 – 1918 · Ottomans, Britain and the Port of Aden
4 EVENTS
1839 · Britain captures Aden 2 REFS
1911 · Imam Yahya wins highland autonomy 2 REFS
7th century – 1918 · Islam and the Long Zaidi Imamate
4 EVENTS
c. 628–630 CE · Yemen embraces Islam 2 REFS
897 CE · Founding of the Zaidi imamate 1 REF
c. 1000 BCE – 6th century CE · Ancient South Arabia: The Incense Kingdoms
4 EVENTS
c. 8th century BCE · The kingdom of Saba flourishes at Marib 2 REFS
early 1st millennium BCE · Construction of the Great Dam of Marib 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Sana'a
Population
28 m
Area
527,968 km²
Region
Western Asia
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Yemeni rial (﷼)
Demonym
Yemeni
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$22 B’18 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$634’18 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.8%’18 WB-WDI
Inflation
8.1%’14 WB-WDI
Trade openness
56.1%’18 WB-WDI

Society

Population
42 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
69.4 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
37.0%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
4.5’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
27.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
18.9’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
14.9’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
29.9’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
24.2’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
14.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
9.7%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.10’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
38.1’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
41.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.2%’08 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
77.0%’16 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
43.7%’16 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
8.8%’11 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
17.5%’19 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
51’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
4.8%’15 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
527,970 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
1.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
44.4%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.3’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
3.7%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
4.9%’18 WB-WDI
Oil rents
4.8%’18 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’18 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.1%’18 WB-WDI
Electricity access
86.3%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
4.0%’14 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$1.7 B’14 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
40,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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