Area 527,968 sq km (203,848 sq mi)
Poplation 19,350,000
Capital city Sana' (954,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnic Groups: Predominantly Arab
Language Arabic (official)
Religions Islam
Currency Yemeni = 100 fils

The Republic of Yemen faces the Red Sea and the Gulf of aden in the south-western corner of the Arabian peninsula.

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