Yemen

Area: 527 970 km²

Population: 22 230 531 (2007)

Population density: 42.1 pers./km²

Capital: Sana′a

Government type: Presidential republic

Official language: Arabic

Ethnic groups: Arabs

Religion: Muslim

Currency: Yemeni rial (YER)

Time zone: UTC+3

Administrative divisions: Yemen is divided into 20 governorates and 1 municipality, governorates are subdivided into 333 districts, which are further subdivided into 2 210 subdistricts

Highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu′ayb 3 760 m

Largest cities: Sana′a, Taiz, Al Hudaydah, Aden, Ibb

Calling code: +967

Internet TLD: .ye