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 | Republic of Yemen
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| Location: |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
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| Area: |
527,970 sq km
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| Climate: |
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
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| Terrain: |
narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula |
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| Population: |
17,479,206 (July 2000 est.)
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| Religions: |
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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| Languages: |
Arabic |
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| Capital: |
Sanaa |
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