Basic Information About Yemen:

Population: The population of Yemen is 27,763,529.

GDP:  $ 103.6 billion (2016)

Climate:  The Climate of Yemen can be described as subtropical dry, hot desert climate with low annual rainfall, very high temperatures in summer and a big difference between maximum and minimum temperatures, especially in the inland areas. Summer (June to September) is very low rainfall. 

People:  Arab 92.8%, Somali 3.7%, black 1.1%.

Religion:  Yemen is an Islamic society. Nearly all Yemenis are Muslims, with approximately 56% Sunni Muslims, the majority belonging to the Shafi’i school of thought and approximately 44% Shia Muslims, the majority belonging to the Zaydi school of thought. There are also approximately 3,000 Christians, 50 Jews.

Capital:  The city of Sanaa is the capital city of Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen.

Language:  The official language of Yemen is Arabic.

Currency:  The Yemeni Rial is the currency of Yemen.

Time Zone: UTC+03:00