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Area: 527970 sq. km.
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Cities: capital - Sana'a. other cities - Aden, Taiz,
Hodeida, and Al-Mukalla.
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Terrain: mountainous interior bordered by desert
with a flat and sandy costal plain.
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Climate: temperate in the mountainous regions in the
western part of the country, exteremly hot with
minimal rainfall in the reminder of the country;
humid on the cost.
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Type:
republic; unification (of former suth and north
Yemen): may 22, 1990.
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Constitution: adopted may 21, 1990 and ratified
may1991.
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Branches: executive–prime minister with cabinet.
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Legislative—bicameral legislature with 111-seat
Shura Council and 301-seat House of Representatives.
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Constitution calls for an independent judiciary. The
former northern and southern legal codes have been
unified.
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System
includes separate commercial codes and a Supreme
Court based in Sana’a.
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Administrative subdivisions: 18 governorates
subdivided into districts.
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Political parties: General People’s Congress (GPC),
Yemeni Grouping for Islaah (Islaah), Yemeni
Socialist Party (YSP), Baathis parties, Nasserist
parties, and Muslim fundamentalist parties.
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Suffrage: universal over 18.
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Flag:
three horizontal bands—red, white and black.
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Population (2001 est.): 18 million.
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Annual
growth rate: 3.38%.
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Ethnic
group: predominantly Arab.
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Religions: Islam, small numbers of Jews, Christians
and Hindus.
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Language: Arabic.
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Education: attendance (ages 6-15, 1998 est.)—57.4%
total, including 79.4 of males, 33.9% of females.
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Literacy (1998 est.) 45%.
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Health: infant mortality rate—68/1,000 live births.
Life expectancy—60yrs.
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Work
force (by sector): agriculture- 53%; public
services- 17%; manufacturing- 4%; construction- 7%;
percentage of total population- 25%.
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