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Republic of Yemen (Yemen)

Yemen

Also known as: Jemen (Deutsch, polski), Yemen (español, Italiano), le Yémen (français), Iémen (Português), 也門 (正體中文), イエメン (日本語), Iemenia (latine)

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: San'a

Area: 527,968 km²

Population: 28,036,829

Saints: 1 Saint

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Religions: Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents)

Languages: Arabic (official)

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

Neighbouring Countries: Djibouti Djibouti, ← Eritrea Eritrea, ↑ Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, ↗ Oman Oman, ↓ Somalia Somalia


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Last updated on 2023.03.17

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