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  1. Date of Independence: May 22, 1990
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 16, 1991
  3. Population: 16,942,230 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 205,356 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Sanaa
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: oil, food processing, textiles, leather goods, mining
  8. Agriculture: grains, fruits, qat, coffee, cotton, honey
  9. Natural Resources: oil, natural gas, fish, rock salt, coal, copper 
  10. Currency: rial
  11. GDP: $12.1 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $740 (1998 est.)
  13. language: Arabic (official)
  14. religion: Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 38%
  16. Life Expectancy:    58 years (male)
  17.                 62 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 43 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 10 deaths per 1,000 population