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Key Facts
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Population
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23,833,000
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Area
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527,829 km2
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Official Language
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Arabic
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Capital
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Sana'Aden
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Time
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UTC+3
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Currency
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Yemeni rial (YER)
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Constitution
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N/A (Disputed)
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Climate
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Mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east.
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Economy
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Services are the largest economic sector (61.4% of GDP), followed by the industrial sector (30.9%), and agriculture (7.7%). Of these, petroleum production represents around 25% of GDP and 63% of the government's revenue
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Traveler Information
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http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Yemen
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Investment Authority/Ministry of Economy
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http://www.moit.gov.ye/moit/
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Media Links
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http://www.yementimes.com/
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