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Yemen |
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| Last updated: 03 September 2009 |
Country information
Full Country Name:Republic of Yemen
Area: 528,000 sq km
Population: 22 million (est.)
Capital City: Sana'a 918,727 (2004 est)
People: Arab
Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
Climate: Mostly desert, where it is very hot and dry. Hot and humid along the west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon
Currency: Yemeni Rial
Major political parties: General People's Congress (GPC), Islah, Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP); Nasserite Unionist Party; National Arab Socialist Ba'th Party
Government: Democracy
Head of State: President Ali Abdullah Saleh (since 22 May 1990)
Prime Minister/Premier: Ali Muhammed Mujawwar (since 31 March 2007)
Foreign Minister: Dr Abu Baker al Qirby
Membership of international groups/organisations: Arab League, Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Non-Aligned Movement
