Yemen

Republic of Yemen ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah
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Motto: ٱللَّهُ، ٱلْوَطَنُ، ٱلثَوْرَةُ، ٱلْوَحْدَةُ (Arabic) Allāh, al-Waṭan, ath-Thawrah, al-Waḥdah “God, Country, Revolution, Unity”
Anthem: "United Republic" (Arabic: الجمهورية المتحدة‎, romanized: al-Jumhūrīyah al-Muttaḥidah)
Capital	Sana'a (De jure) Aden (Temporary capital in exile)[1][2] Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639
Capital-in-exile	Riyadh (presidential administration)
Largest city	Sana'a
Official languages	Arabic[3]
Ethnic groups	92.8% Arab 3.7% Somalis 1.1% Afro-Arab 0.5% Indian 0.5% Pakistani 1.4% Other
Religion	99% Islam 1% includes Christians, Hinduism, and others
Demonym(s)	Yemeni Yemenite
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic (de jure) Unitary provisional government (de facto)
• President	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (non-resident)
• Vice President	Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
• Prime Minister	Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
• President of the Supreme Political Council	Mahdi al-Mashat
• Prime Minister of the Supreme Political Council	Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
• President of the Southern Transitional Council	Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Legislature	Parliament (de jure) Supreme Political Council (de facto)
• Upper house	Shura Council
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Establishment
• Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen establisheda	30 October 1918
• Yemen Arab Republic established	26 September 1962
• South Yemen independenceb	30 November 1967
• Unification	22 May 1990
• Current constitution	16 May 1991
Area
• Total	555,000[4] km2 (214,000 sq mi) (49th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2018 estimate	28,498,683[5][6] (48th)
• 2004 census	19,685,000[7]
• Density	44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi) (160th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$73.348 billion[8] (118th)
• Per capita	$2,380[8] (161st)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$28.524 billion[8] (103rd)
• Per capita	$925[8] (177th)
Gini (2014)	36.7[9] medium
HDI (2019)	0.470[10] low · 179th
Currency	Yemeni rial (YER)
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Driving side	right[11]
Calling code	+967
Internet TLD	.ye, اليمن.
From the Ottoman Empire. From the United Kingdom.

Yemen (/ˈjɛmən/ (listen); Arabic: ٱلْيَمَن‎, romanized: al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ‎, romanized: al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah, lit. 'Yemeni Republic'; Ancient South Arabian script: