Yemen

General matters

Country name Yemen (Yemen)

The capital, Sana'a

Population (name) 31,580,000 ('22, IMF)

Area (km²) 527,968 (2.4 times the size of the Korean Peninsula)

Language Arabic

Religious Islam (65% Sunnis, 35% Shia)

Ethnic Arabs (Ethiopian and Jewish minority mix)

Reunification of armed forces on July 7, 1994 after peaceful reunification on May 22, 1990 (the end of the civil war with the victory of the North)

Economy

GDP: $406.45 billion (IMF as of 2022)

GDP per capita: 4087$ (IMF estimates as of 2022)

Currency unit: Dong

Trade: Trade: $712.2 billion (IMF estimates as of 2022)

Export amount: $360.3 billion

Imports: $351.9 billion

Inflation: 3.19% (2022, IMF)

Unemployment rate: 2.3% (as of 2022, IMF estimates)

- Exchange rate: 1 U.S. dollar = 23,271 dong (2022 average, World Bank)