| AREA ................................................ | 527.970 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 20.024.867 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 37,9 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Sana'a | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | Arabic | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Yemeni rial (YER) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 879 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,353 (150th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Arabian Sea 0 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3760 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, South Yemen) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .ye | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +967 |