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Yemen

Asia · Western Asia
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Yemen is a sovereign state in Western Asia, Asia. It covers 527,968 km² and has a population of approximately 32,684,503. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Yemeni rial (﷼).

Quick facts

Capital
Sana'a
Population
32,684,503
Area
527,968 km²
Currency
Yemeni rial (﷼)
Languages
Arabic
Calling code
+967
TLD
.ye
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+03:00
Native name
اليَمَن

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Appears in 33 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #50 118.29
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #51 118.58
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #81 44.42
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #102 1,158,000
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #122 435,000
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #137 5,490km²
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #168 2.19
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #168 801.1
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #169 167years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #195 1.04

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #1 100.00
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #21 4461420.06
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #21 13.47
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #60 911614883.8
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #61 1,042,129,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #74 7086874767.4
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #84 33.51

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by public debt (% of GDP) #22 0.71% of GDP
Countries by cost of living index #71 32
Countries by GDP (PPP) #109 69.92
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #135 17.35in billions
Countries by GDP growth rate #172 -0.01
Countries by GDP per capita #175 415.38

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #135 66.76
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #177 20.52
Countries by SPI Overall Score #182 37.44
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #183 46.6
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #183 28.3
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #184 25

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population growth rate #13 0.03
Countries by population #37 41.77
Countries by population density #146 72.4
Countries by median age #212 18.18

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