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Yemenat a Glance

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Population20,727,063

Population Growth Rate3.45%

ReligionsMuslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

LanguagesArabic

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  50.2%
male: 70.5%
female:  30% (2003 est.)