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Yemen

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al-Jumh?riyyah al-Yamaniyyah

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Motto: ????? ???????? ???????? ??????? (Arabic)
"All?h, al-Wa?an, a?-?awrah, al-Wa?dah"
"God, Country, Revolution, Unity"

Anthem:
United Republic

Capital Sana'a
Official language(s) Arabic
Demonym Yemeni
Government Unitary presidential republic
- President Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi
- Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa
Legislature House of Representatives
Establishment
- North Yemen independence from the Ottoman Empire
1 November 1918
- South Yemen independence from the United Kingdom
30 November 1967
- Unification 22 May 1990
- Revolution 27 January 2011
Area
- Total 527,829 km2 (50th)
203,796 sq mi
- Water (%) negligible
Population
- 2011 estimate 25,130,000 (96th)
- April 2011 census 25,130,000
- Density 44.7/km2 (160th)
115.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
- Total $57.966 billion[1]
- Per capita $2,306[1]
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
- Total $33.675 billion[1]
- Per capita $1,340[1]
HDI (2011) 0.462[2] (low) (154th)
Currency Yemeni rial (YER)
Time zone (UTC+3)
Drives on the right[3]
ISO 3166 code YE
Internet TLD .ye
Calling code 967

The Republic of Yemen (Arabic: ????????? ???????‎ al-Jumh?riyyah al-Yamaniyyah), commonly known as Yemen i/?j?m?n/ (Arabic: ???????‎ al-Yaman), is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east. Yemen is considered one of the poorest countries in the Arab world.

Its capital and largest city is Sana'a. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 354 km (220 mi) to the south of mainland Yemen. It is the only state in the Arabian Peninsula to have a purely republican form of government.[4] Yemen was the first country in the Arabian peninsula to grant women the right to vote.[5] Yemeni unification took place on 22 May 1990, when North Yemen was united with South Yemen, forming the Republic of Yemen.

The majority of Yemen's population is divided into tribal groups, especially in the northern areas of the country where 85% of local residents belong to various tribes.[6] There are also small groups of peoples of Turkish/Ottoman and possibly Veddoid origin in urban areas.[7] The Majority of the population are Sunni Muslims following the Shafi'i school with a large minority adhering to the Zaidiyyah Islamic jurisprudence.[8]