Yemen

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property34.37Per 1000 Inhabitants35Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property7.24Per 1000 Inhabitants127Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property56.77Per 1000 Live Births39Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property63.36Years173Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth ratePopulation property2.71Percent22Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property4.81Born per Woman29Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property5665Gigawatt hour107EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre118EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property0.451 Mil. Cubic metre93EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property3.80Percent43EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property2500Dollar173EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property58040Million dollar84EstimationGDP
Industrial production growth rateEconomic property5.80Percent19EstimationIndustrial production growth rate
Inflation rateEconomic property3.60Percent110EstimationInflation rate
Oil consumptionEconomic property1491000 Barrel per day68EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property300.11000 Barrel per day37EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property35.00Percent183EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property527968Square kilometer49Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence RateHealth property0.10Percent158HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
People living with HIV/AIDSHealth property1200096People living with HIV/AIDS
Population sizePopulation property2349536148Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
International Criminal Courtto hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justicesignatory
International Organization for Standardizationto promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activitycorrespondent
Organization of American Statesto promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social developmentobserver
World Trade Organizationto provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriersobserver
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Developmentto promote economic and social development
Arab Monetary Fundto promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs
Council of Arab Economic Unityto promote economic integration among Arab nations
Food and Agriculture Organizationto raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agencyto promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentto provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organizationto promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movementto promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Associationto provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bankto promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Developmentto promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporationto support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesto organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organizationto deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fundto promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organizationto deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migrationto facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Unionfosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunications Satellites Organizationto act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Unionto deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederationto promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agencyencourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chadto create the security and conditions which will to contribute to the protection of refugees, displaced persons, and citizens in danger, to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the northeastern Central African Republic, to create favorable conditions for the reconstruction and economic and social development of these areas
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Saharato supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congoto establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and disengagement of forces
Nonaligned Movementto establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of the Islamic Conferenceto promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsto enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
United Nationsto maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfurto contribute to the restoration of security conditions which will allow safe humanitarian assistance throughout Darfur, to contribute to the protection of civilian populations under imminent threat of physical attack, to monitor, observe compliance with, and verify the implementation of various ceasefire agreements
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentto promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeesto ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in Liberiato support the cease-fire agreement and peace process, protect UN facilities and people, support humanitarian activities, and assist in national security reform
United Nations Mission in the Sudanto support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoireto facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003
World Tourism Organizationto promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organizationto promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unionsto promote the trade union movement
World Health Organizationto deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organizationto furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organizationto sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
League of Arab States

Names (5)

  • Yemen : Name
  • Republic of Yemen : Longname
  • Al Yaman : Name
  • Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah : Longname
  • Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen] : Name

Description

North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border.

Government type

republic

Religions

Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Natural Resources

petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble;small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper;fertile soil in west

Export commodities

crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas