Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Republic of Yemen |
| Capital: |
Sanaa |
| Head
of State: |
President Ali Abdallah Salih |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Yemeni Rial (YER) |
| Area: |
527,970 sq km |
| Population
: |
18,100,000 |
| Density
: |
35/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
24% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
6% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$820 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
10% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1983 |
Earthquake |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
