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Yemeni flag |
| Country |
Yemen |
| Capital |
Sanaa |
| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
| Size |
527,970 sq km |
| 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 |
| Climate |
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east |
| Languages |
Arabic |
| Nationality |
noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective: Yemeni |
| Religion |
Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
| Currency |
Yemeni rial (YER) |
| Exports |
crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish |
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