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The Republic of Yemen
Head of State : Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi
Population : 24.41 Million
Capital City : Sanaá
Largest City : Sanaá
Languages : Arabic
Monetary Unit : Yemeni Riyal (YER)
Facts
GDP (USD) : 32,830,583,171.00
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD) : 348.81 million (2012)
GNI (USD) : 31,649,941,155.00
Exports of Goods & Services (USD) : 8,746.99 million (2012)
Imports of Goods & Services (USD) : 13,737.38million (2012)
Life Expectancy at Birth : 62.91 Years (2012)
Intra-OIC Exports (USD) : 1,588.21million (2013)
Intra-OIC Imports (USD) : 6,255.09 million (2013)
Location & Geography
Yemen is located in the Southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia in the North, Oman in the East, the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea in the South and the Red Sea in the West. To the East of the highland interior, the terrain slopes down to the sandy wastes of the deserts of inner Arabia, the “Empty Quarter”. The mountain nearby is the highest between East Africa and Iran. The terrain is made up of a narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains. The climate is mostly desert, hot and humid along the West coast and temperate on the mountains as a result of seasonal monsoons.
Investment Profile
Doing Business 2014 Rank***Doing Business 2015 RankChange in Rank
135137-2
Doing Business 2014 DTF**
(% points)
Doing Business 2015 DTF**
(% points)
Change in DTF**
(% points)
54.8954.84-0.04999
Investment Opportunities
News
International Islamic News Agency | September 30, 2015
International Islamic News Agency | September 29, 2015
Saudi Gazette | September 13, 2015
Events
Training | October 01 - 01, 2015 | Yemen
Publications
January 1, 2013 | Economy‏
March 31, 2012 | Statistical
January 31, 2012 | Investment
January 1, 2012 | Economy‏