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Republic of Yemen
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Capital: Sanaa
Total Area: 203,850.36 sq mi,527,970.00 sq km,(slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming)
Population: 18,078,035 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050: 71,119,251
Languages: Arabic
Literacy: 38.0% total, 53.0% male, 26% female (1990 est.)
Religions: Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
Life Expectancy: 58.45 male, 62.05 female (2001 est.)
Government Type: republic
Currency: Yemeni rial (YER) = 100 fils
GDP (per capita): $820 (2000 est.)
Industry: crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement
Agriculture: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
Arable Land: 3%
Natural Resources: petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper, fertile soil in west
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