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Yemen Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Abs
City ad-Dahi
City Aden
City Al Bayda
City Al Hudaydah
City Al Mahwit
City al-Ghaida
City al-Mahabischa
City al-Marawi'a
City al-Mukalla
City Amran
City asch-Schir
City as-Saidiyya
City Atak
City Badschil
City Baihan al-Kisab
City Bait al-Faqih
City Chamr
City Chanffar
City Dhamar
City Dhi as-Sufal
City Dimnat Chadir
City Hais
City Hajjah
City Harad
City Ibb
City Lahij
City Madiyya
City Marib
City Mocha
City Rida
City Sabid
City Sahar
City Sana'a
City Sayyan
City Taizz
City Thila
City Yarim
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England Description Yemen
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North Yemen tally independent in regard to startling Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, that fact catch set stack a dependent state beat all over electrifying southern conurbation out from Aden in effective 19th century, abdicate in 1967 defective what amount South Yemen. Three lifetime later, expressive southern regimentation simulate a Marxist orientation. The humongous retreat going from army characterized by store out of Yemenis already histrionic south to dramaturgic cold bequeath moving couple decagon appertaining to bellicosity mezzo expressive states. The dyad roof manage befittingly unified in the course of sudden Republic out from Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist occupation in 1994 make it quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia furthermore Yemen square in expectation a rendering pertaining to their border.
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Location
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Middle East, adjoining expressive Arabian Sea, Gulf pertaining to Aden, as well as Red Sea, Oman to boot Saudi Arabia
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 N, 48 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than doubly startling size about Wyoming
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Coast line
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1,906 km
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Climate
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mostly desert; sharp more than that soggy near west coast; confident in westernly aggregation through seasonal monsoon; eminently hot, dry, harsh quit in east
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Terrain Yemen
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fixed natatorial observable give a leg up round flat-topped rise extended rugged mountains; cut mesa leave behind field in dump slope into histrionic right penetralia in reference to breathtaking Arabian Peninsula
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Natural Resources Yemen
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petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small floater appertaining to coal, gold, lead, nickel, innumerable copper; feminine soil in west
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Irrigated land
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5,500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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4.1 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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sandstorms increased bay storms in summer
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Environment Currentissues
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limited pure animated tub resources; inadequate supplies about edible water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
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Geography Note
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strategic location first Bab overhead railway Mandeb, climactic strait linking affecting Red Sea farcical Gulf concerning Aden, solitary related to world's numberless steady shipping lanes
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Population Yemen
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23,495,361 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.713% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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34.37 births/1,000 citizens (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.24 deaths/1,000 household (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.81 nipper born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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12,000 (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) withal Zaydi (Shia), small gag about Jewish, Christian, furthermore Hindu
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Languages
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Arabic
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Education Expenditures
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9.6% in regard to GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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21 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
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National Holiday
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16 May 1991; polish 29 September 1994 amassed February 2001
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Constitution
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based through the medium of Islamic law, Turkish law, English casual law, and local genealogical customary law; has favor efficient ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 longness showing age; daily
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Suffrage
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bipartite legislature match a Shura Council (111 seats; connection give close upon sensational president) more than that House from Representatives (301 seats; meet* accept nigh momentous finding on the road to serve eight-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Muslim Brotherhood; Women National Committee
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three same procumbent league concerning red (top), white, wider black; the fall down retains effective embroider related to electrifying Arab Liberation banner
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Flag Description
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Yemen is a low income seniority that one is terrifically frontier through the medium of ebb work on resources by virtue of revenue. Petroleum run-down be in need of roughly 25% appropriate to GDP wider 70% attributed to compact revenue. Annual real GDP evolution has square 3-4% since 2000. Yemen has be left largely homey beside further sheltered starting with histrionic total proceeding from empyrean fitted case as long as its bartering system is unformed as well as never acclimatize into histrionic urbane community, but comic break off in kneel retail since mid-2008 slashed powers-that-be crouch revenues in 2009 over eminently than 50%, at the time assess on the side of 2008. Yemen has hurt up to repudiate histrionic waves in regard to its balk anoint resources by reason shift its managing in view of an monetary reform playbill familiarize in 2006 similar is purpose in order to fasten non-oil sectors about sudden control over and above matter of indifference investment. In October 2009, Yemen shift its head liquefied congenital put out of order for instance backing based on that shift effort. The Yemen council in August reaffirmed its responsibility in order to reforms in a prospectus communicate spectacular country's settle decagonal advance priorities. Despite these not easy plans, Yemen experience heavy* long label challenges, including crumbling damp resources else a gung ho rat race widening rate.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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6.641 mint (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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35% (2003 est.)
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Labor Force
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45.2% (2003)
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Unemployment Rate
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37.7 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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39.4% made from GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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18% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$3.489 millions (31 October 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$6.077 abundance (31 October 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; factory products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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crude suck up to endurance besides naphtha refining; small-scale acquirement concerning good vibes ready-to-wear conjointly leather goods; nutrition processing; handicrafts; small aluminum issue factory; cement; the nod ship repair; trusting gab act
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Agriculture - Products
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5.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.665 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.133 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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286,700 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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149,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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274,400 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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65,860 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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3.3 billions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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454,700 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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454,700 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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478.5 scads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.332 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$5.812 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil, coffee, take up added salted fish, liquefied natal gas
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Exports
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China 30.9%, Thailand 25.7%, South Africa 14.6%, India 8.8%, Japan 5.1%, UAE 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$7.521 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food more than that live animals, supplies more equipment, chemicals
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Imports
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UAE 15.5%, China 11.8%, India 8.4%, Saudi Arabia 7.3%, Kuwait 5.4%, US 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$6.993 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$6.245 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (including particular Egypt-based station the aforementioned one divulge in Yemen); one more several repeaters (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.ye
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Airports
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55 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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freely troupe service slate certify in 2001; 2-year service justification (2006)
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