Republic of Yemen ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ (Arabic)al-Jumhūrīyah al-Yamanīyah |
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Motto: ٱللَّهُ، ٱلْوَطَنُ، ٱلثَوْرَةُ، ٱلْوَحْدَةُ (Arabic)
Allāh, al-Waṭan, ath-Thawrah, al-Waḥdah
“God, Country, Revolution, Unity” |
Anthem: "United Republic"
(Arabic: الجمهورية المتحدة, romanized: al-Jumhūrīyah al-Muttaḥidah)
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| Capital | Sana'a (De jure)
Aden (Temporary capitalin exile)[1][2]
Coordinates: 15°20′54″N44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639 |
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| Capital-in-exile | Riyadh (presidential administration) |
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| Largest city | Sana'a |
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| Official languages | Arabic[3] |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | 99% Islam
1% includes Christians, Hinduism, and others |
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| Demonym(s) | Yemeni
Yemenite |
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| Government | |
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| Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (non-resident) |
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| Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar |
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| Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed |
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| Mahdi al-Mashat |
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| Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
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| Aidarus al-Zoubaidi |
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| Legislature | Parliament (de jure)
Supreme Political Council (de facto) |
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| Shura Council |
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| House of Representatives |
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30 October 1918 |
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| 26 September 1962 |
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30 November 1967 |
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| 22 May 1990 |
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| 16 May 1991 |
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• Total | 555,000[4] km2 (214,000 sq mi) (49th) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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• 2021 estimate | 30,491,000 (48th) |
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• 2004 census | 19,685,000[5] |
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• Density | 44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi) (160th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $73.348 billion[6] (118th) |
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• Per capita | $2,380[6] (161st) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $28.524 billion[6] (103rd) |
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• Per capita | $925[6] (177th) |
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| Gini (2014) | 36.7[7]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.470[8]
low · 179th |
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| Currency | Yemeni rial (YER) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
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| Driving side | right[9] |
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| Calling code | +967 |
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| Internet TLD | .ye, اليمن. |
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