Source: Wikipedia
Flag of Yemen
Capital: Sana'a 15°21′N 12°24′E
Official language: Arabic
Government: Republic
President: Ali Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister: Abdul Qadir Bajamal

Unification: May 22, 1990

Area:
- Total 527,968 km² (49th) 203,849 sq mi
- Water (%) negligible

Population:
- July 2005 estimate 20,975,000 (51st)
- Density 40/km² (160th) 104/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate:
- Total $19.480 billion (110th)
- Per capita $751 (175th)

HDI (2003): 0.489 (low) (151st)

Currency: Yemeni rial (YER)

Time zone: (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) (UTC+4)

Internet TLD: .ye

Calling code: +967

Yemen , officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية ), is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia . Yemen is composed of former North and South Yemen . It borders the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden on the south, the Red Sea on the west, Oman to the northeast and the rest of the country borders Saudi Arabia . Its territory includes the remote island of Socotra , about 350 kilometres (217 mi) to the south off the coast of East Africa .