About Yemen

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Location
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Area
527,968 sq km

Population
24,771,809 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42.5%
15-64 years: 54.9%
65 years and over: 2.6% (2012 est.)

Median age
18.3 years

Population growth rate
2.575% (2012 est.)

Ethnic groups
predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Religions
Muslim (Islam - official) including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Government type
Republic

Capital
Sanaa

Legislative Branch
Bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council and a House of Representatives

Judicial Branch
Supreme Court

Gross Domestic Product
$57.97 billion (2011 est.); per capita: $2,300 (2011 est.)

GDP Growth Rate
-10.5% (2011 est.)

Languages
Arabic

Literacy
(Age 15 and over can read and write)
total population: 63.9%
male: 81.2%
female: 46.8% (2010 est.)