Yemen
- Official Name:
- Republic of Yemen (Yemen)
- Area:
- 527.970 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 22.230.531 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.906 km
- Capital:
- Sanaa
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Aden, Nishtun
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan, Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz
- Language(s):
- Arabic
- National holiday:
- Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
- Nationality:
- Yemeni(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .ye
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Yemeni rial (YER) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 1,000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 15.070.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 2,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 12,5%
- Industry: 43,8%
- Services: 43,7%
- Labor force:
- 5.759.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 35% (2003 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 14,8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 15,7% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 7.314.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 6.984.000.000
- Public debt:
- 30% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 1.690.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 8.214.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish
- Exports - Partners:
- China 35,3%, India 16,2%, Thailand 11,9%, Japan 6,3%, South Korea 6,3%, Switzerland 5,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 5.042.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- UAE 18,9%, Saudi Arabia 8,9%, Switzerland 8,6%, Kuwait 6,7%, China 6,1%, US 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 6.735.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 5.469.000.000 (2006)
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