Yemen
Continent- Asia
Region – Western Asia
Size – 528,076 km2
Geography – Consists of mountains, sea, desert
Language – Arabic
Religion – Islam
Monetary Unit – Yemeni rial (YER)
Natural Resources – Oil, natural gas, rock salt, marble, fish and seafood, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper
Agriculture – Sorghum, tomatoes, wheat, grapes, bananas, sesame seed, coffee, cotton
Industry – Crude oil production, petroleum refining, small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing, handicrafts, small aluminum products factory; cement, commercial ship repair
Neighboring Countries – Saudi Arabia, Oman
Population – 25,408,000 (2013 estimate)
Population Growth Rate – 2.3%
Average Life Expectancy – 62.91 years
Capital City – Sana’a, Aden (provisional)
Highest Mountain – Jabal an-Nabi Shu’aib (height 3,666 m)
Yearly Rainfall – 400mm to 750mm in the central highlands
Plant Life – Date palm, vines, acacia, euphorbias, African juniper, Abyssinian rose, camphor bush, white mangrove, shrubs
Animal Life – Hamadryas baboon, Arabian leopard, mountain gazelle, wolf, fox, wild cat, hyena, jackal, genet, desert hedgehog, Arabian shrew, various species of snakes
Bird Life – About 464 species of birds including Socotra buzzard, Socotra scops owl, Socotra warbler, Socotra starling, Socotra sunbird, Arabian accentor, griffon vulture, verreaux’s eagle, Barbary falcon, African paradise flycatcher
Aquatic Life – Many species of fish, whales dolphins, sharks, seabirds
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