Yemen, Republic of

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Yemen, Republic of [94]
(Independent 1918/1967 from Turkey/United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: YE
LAND AREA: 485000 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000 >10,000 >1,000 >100 >10 >1 <1 Unknown TOTAL

0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 8

DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 15919000 (1996)
DENSITY: 33 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 3%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 61%
URBAN POP: 33% (1994), versus 9% (1960), Annual Growth: 6.6%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 56.2 years, ADULT LITERACY: 41.1%
INFANT MORTALITY: 88 per/1000 (1994), versus 224 (1960)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.361

ECONOMY
GNP: US$3.9 billion
GDP/Capita: $552 GDP/Capita PPP: $805
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $173 million ODA%GNP: 4.7%
ODA/Capita: $13

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 9,000 ha,
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 9,000 ha
ARABLE LAND: 2.6% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 141 kw-hr/capita
INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 0.4,000 cu.m/cap/year
CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 31%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:

ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:

REFERENCES:

Last updated 11/02/98

Islands of Yemen, Republic of
Abd Al Kuri (Yemen)
Antufush (Yemen)
Darsa (Yemen)
Hanish al Kabir (Yemen)
Kamaran (Yemen)
Samhah (Yemen)
Socotra (Yemen)
Zuqur, Az (Yemen)

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Page last updated: 09/05/10

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	8