Yemen / Al Yaman
In Middle East, narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected desert plains in center slope into desert interior of Arabian peninsula. 527,970km² (slightly > 2x WY) 3% arable.

Capital Sanaa (2M)

Population 23M (43.6/km²)

Life expectancy 50 years

HIV/AIDS .1%

Literacy 53%

Lang(s) Arabic

Religions Muslim

Ethnic Groups predominately Arab; Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Gov’t Republic

GDP/cap $2,600

PCVs 1973-1994; health, education (TTD: 564)

Nat’l holiday Unification Day, 22 May (1990)