Catholic ChurchinRepublic of 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
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 , ← Eritrea
, ↑ Saudi Arabia
, ↗ Oman
, ↓ Somalia
Jurisdictions (1): Apostolic Vicariates (1)
Roman Rite (1): Southern Arabia
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Last updated on 2023.03.17
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