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Photos of Yemen

A thick dust cloud travels southward from Saudi Arabia's Rub al Khali sand sea towards the edge of the Arabian Peninsula. This natural-color satellite image shows the dense part of the cloud approaching Yemen (lower left) and translucent swirls of dust over the Arabian Sea.Lines of small clouds cling to the margins of the dust plumes south of Oman (lower right). These clouds may result from the same weather front that kicked up high winds and stirred the dust storm. This region is one of the world's most prolific dust-producing areas, thanks in part to the presence of the sand sea. The Rub al Khali holds about half as much sand as the Sahara Desert. Image courtesy of NASA.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 52

Area - comparative

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Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

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2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 188

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 48

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 49

Death rate

comparison ranking: 182

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 108

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 49

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 26

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 54

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 85

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 65

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 172

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 204

Labor force

comparison ranking: 69

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 194

Public debt

comparison ranking: 47

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 186

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 164

Exports

comparison ranking: 193

Imports

comparison ranking: 157

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 50

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 73

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 109

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 69

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 133

Military and Security

Terrorism

Transnational Issues