Yemen

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Yemen#

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The Kingdom of Yemen (colloquially known as North Yemen) became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and in 1962 became the Yemen Arab Republic.

Government type: in transition. Chief of state: Presidential Leadership Council Chairperson Dr..

Facts#

Capital

Sanaa

Region

Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Area

total : 527,968 sq km; land: 527,968 sq km; water: 0 sq km

Population

34,505,496 (2025 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official)

Currency

Yemeni rials (YER)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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