Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Yemen
Republic of Yemen | |
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| Motto: ٱللَّهُ، ٱلْوَطَنُ، ٱلثَوْرَةُ، ٱلْوَحْدَةُ Allāh, al-Waṭan, ath-Thawrah, al-Waḥdah "God, Country, Revolution, Unity" | |
| Anthem: الجمهورية المتحدة al-Jumhūrīyah al-Muttaḥidah "United Republic" | |
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| Status | |
| Capital and largest city | Sanaa[n 2] Coordinates: 15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E |
| Capital-in-exile | Aden[n 3] |
| Official languages | Arabic[2] |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Religion | 99% Islam
1% includes Hindus, Christians and others |
| Demonym(s) | Yemeni Yemenite |
| Government | Unitary provisional government |
• Chairman | Rashad al-Alimi (disputed)[n 4] |
| Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (disputed)[n 5] | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Shura Council | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Establishment | |
• Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen establisheda | 30 October 1918 |
• Yemen Arab Republic established | 26 September 1962 |
• South Yemen independenceb | 30 November 1967 |
| 22 May 1990 | |
| 16 May 1991 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 555,000[3] km2 (214,000 sq mi) (49th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 30,491,000 (48th) |
• 2004 census | 19,685,000[4] |
• Density | 44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi) (160th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total |  $65.603 billion[5] (111th) |
• Per capita | $2,078[5] (213th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $28.134 billion[5] (111th) |
• Per capita | $891[5] (195th) |
| Gini (2014) | 36.7[6] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.470[7]low · 179th |
| Currency | Yemeni rial (YER) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Driving side | right[8] |
| Calling code | +967 |
| ISO 3166 code | YE |
| Internet TLD | .ye, اليمن. |
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Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in Western Asia, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 555,000 square kilometres. The coastline stretches for about 2,000 kilometres. Yemen's constitutionally stated capital, and largest city, is the city of Sanaa. As of 2021, the population of the country is estimated at 30,491,000.