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Yemen's Information

Land Area	527,968 km²
Total Area	527,968km² (#49)
Population	27,392,779 (#47)
Population Density	51.88/km²
Government Type	In Transition
GDP (PPP)	$73.45 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$2,500
Currency	Rial (YER)
Largest Cities	Sanaa (1,937,451) Al Hudaydah (617,871) Ta`izz (615,222) Aden (550,602) Al Mukalla (258,132) Ibb (234,837) Dhamar (160,114) 'Amran (90,792) Sayyan (69,404) Zabid (52,590) View all cities in Yemen

Yemen Flag:

The flag of Yemen was officially adopted on May 22, 1990.

The flag is modeled after the tricolor flags of the former North and South divisions of the country. Red, white and black are all Pan-Arab colors that symbolize Arab unity.

Larger Yemen flag

Yemen Coat of Arms:

Yemen's coat of arms is composed of a golden eagle bearing a shield with the Marib Dam and a coffee plant.

To the left and right of the eagle are Yemen national flags, and in the talons of the eagle is a scroll with the name of the country scripted in Arabic.

This page was last updated on July 10, 2020.

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