YEMEN YEMEN REGION MIDDLE EAST NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE MAY 22 1990 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 16 1991 POPULATION 16942230 1999 EST AREA 205356 SQ MI CAPITAL SANAA FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES OIL FOOD PROCESSING TEXTILES LEATHER GOODS MINING AGRICULTURE GRAINS FRUITS QAT COFFEE COTTON HONEY NATURAL RESOURCES OIL NATURAL GAS FISH ROCK SALT COAL COPPER CURRENCY RIAL GDP 12.1 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 740 1998 EST LANGUAGE ARABIC OFFICIAL RELIGION ISLAM LITERACY RATE 38 LIFE EXPECTANCY 58 YEARS MALE 62 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 43 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 10 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
