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 | YEMEN[Yamaniyyah] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Al-Yaman |
| country code ISO: YE //; - FIPS: YM |
| location: Southwest Asia |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 527970 sq.km = 203849 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 19° N / South: 13° N / East: 53° E / West: 43° E |
| borders (land): Saudi Arabia, Oman |
| borders (coastline): Gulf of Aden, Red Sea (both parts of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: arid and hot, temperature influenced by altitude |
| Government |
| independent since: 1918-12 ; 1990 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: San'â' |
| administrative division: muhafazah [governorate] (17) + city (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1994): 14587,807 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 17479,206; or: 17507,000 /-; 2001: 18078,035; or:18710,000 |
| population density: 33 per sq.km = 86 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,3% //; - doubling time: 21 years |
| birth rate: 43 - 45 per 1000 |
| death rate: 9 - 12 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 81 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 57,5 - 60 years (male: 56 - 58; female: 59 - 62) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 50% //; - 15-59 years: 46% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 25% //; - urbanisation growth: 5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Arab 92%; Afro-Arab 3%; Indian 3%; Somali 1%; European 1% |
| languages: Arabic |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 99,9% (of which Sha'fi-Sunnî 53%; Zaydi-Shî'î 47%) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2087calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 39 - 69% |
| people per physician: 4211 |
| people per hospital bed: 1788 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 76% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 30% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 2% |
| adult literacy: 43% (male: 69%; female: 23%) [later total figure found: 46%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Yemeni Rial = 100 fils |
| annual inflation rate: 22% |
| population below poverty line: 19 - 42% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 280 - 810 per capita |
| GNI USD 370 per capita //; - [ppp: 770] |
| GDP growth: 2% |
| income: USD 540 per capita |
| import: USD 2087 per capita //; - export: USD 934 per capita |
| trade: USD 141 per capita //; - or 83% of GDP |
| trade partners: RU GB ET SA US DE JP IT NL FR AU |
| human development index: 0,468 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 133 |
| female labour force: 28% |
| unemployment: 25% |
| tourism: 0,075 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 3% //; - grass land: 30% //; - wooded area: 8% //; - arid land and desert: ca 55% |
| agriculture: labour force: 63% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 22% |
| agricultural products: sorghum, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat, grapes, watermelons, bananas, onions, qat, coffee, cotton |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,5 / camels: 0,2 / cattle: 1,3 / goats: 4,3 / horses: 0,003 / poultry: 29 / sheep: 4,8 |
| fish catch: 115654 - 123252 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 11% //; - part of industry in GDP: 26% |
| industry: labour force: 11% / - of GDP: 26% // CO2 emissions p.cap.: 0,9 // unemployment: 25% |
| industrial products: food processing, chemicals, oil |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,9 |
| services: labour force: 26% //; - part of services in GDP: 52% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 184 |
| electricity use (per capita): 110 |
| annual water use (per capita): 136 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 7264, or 64725 km //; - of which paved: 8 - 11,5% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 13 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 12 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 43 - 48 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 6 - 243 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 17 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 34000 |
| personal computers: 2 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Jabal an Nabî Shu'ayb 3760 m, J. Nuqum 3400, J. Masar 3310, ? 3267, J. al-Hashâ 3227 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: mainly dry rivers (wâdîs), like: al Masîlah, Mawr, Zabîd, al Jîz, Aywat as Say'ar |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Suqutrá (Socotra) a.o. |
| deserts: southern part of the Arabian desert Rub' al-Khâli |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| some figures are not very recent, they are from the period before the unification of North and South |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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