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Essential Information
Area: 536,869 sq km
Population: 23 million
Capital: Sanaa
Principal Towns: Aden, Taiz, Hodeida.
Languages: Arabic is the official language, but English is widely
used in business.
Gross Domestic Product: $21.66 billion (2007 est.).
GDP per capita: $828
International Reserves: $7.76 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Climate: Yemen has two distinctive climatic areas; the Highlands,
with an agreeable summer climate and frost, or even snow, in winter
and the hot Coastal plain with sandstorms.
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