Location:  Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. Geography:  strategic location on Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping lanes. Area:  total: 527,970 sq km, land: 527,970 sq km, water: 0 sq km. Capital:  Sanaa
Industries: crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair. Languages: Arabic National Holiday: Unification Day, 22 May (1990) Currency (Code): Yemeni rial (YER)

Population:  23,495,361 (July 2010 est.) Labor force:  6.832 million (2009 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity):
•   $61.88 billion (2010 est.)
•   $58.82 billion (2009 est.)
•   $56.67 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
•   5.2% (2010 est.)
•   3.8% (2009 est.)
•   3.2% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
•   $2,600 (2010 est.)
•   $2,600 (2009 est.)
•   $2,600 (2008 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):  19.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Budget:
•   revenues: $7.581 billion
•   expenditures: $9.345 billion (2009 est.)
Public debt:
•   39.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
•   36.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Exports:
•   $7.462 billion (2010 est.)
•   $5.812 billion (2009 est.)
Imports:
•   $8.35 billion (2010 est.)
•   $7.518 billion (2009 est.)
Debt - external:
•   $7.147 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
•   $6.552 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Military expenditures:  6.6% of GDP (2006)

Airports: 55
Airports - with paved runways: 17
•   over 3,047 m: 4
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
•   914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways: 38
•   over 3,047 m: 3
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
•   914 to 1,523 m: 14
•   under 914 m: 10 (2010)
Aircraft Departures: Not Available

Note: figures are in US dollars
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