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News •

Houthi rebels say a US airstrike that hit Yemen prison holding African migrants kills 68 • Apr. 28, 2025, 2:09 PM ET (AP)
Israel says it has intercepted a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels • Apr. 27, 2025, 11:16 AM ET (AP)
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks • Apr. 24, 2025, 10:36 PM ET (AP)
The Latest: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line in his office for Signal, AP sources say • Apr. 24, 2025, 7:58 PM ET (AP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels fire a missile at northern Israel, the first time for the group to reach there • Apr. 23, 2025, 9:17 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah • Republic of Yemen • Al-Yaman
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Ahmed Awad ibn Mubarak
Capital Sanaa
Population (2025 est.) 34,355,000
Head Of State Chair of the Presidential Leadership Council2: Rashad al-Alimi
Form Of Government interim government led by transitional council1
Official Language Arabic
Official Religion Islam
Official Name Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah (Republic of Yemen)
Total Area (Sq Km) 455,000
Total Area (Sq Mi) 175,676
Monetary Unit Yemeni rial (YR)
Population Rank (2025) 45
Population Projection 2030 35,660,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 195.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 75.5
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 40.5% • Rural: (2024) 59.5%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2020–2025) 64.1 years • Female: (2020–2025) 65.9 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2004) 73% • Female: (2023) 54%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2018) 25,287
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2018) 740
1Comprises eight political and military leaders representing the internationally recognized government in Aden.2Delegated presidential powers by the former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi upon his resignation in 2022.

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