Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) People - 1986


SOURCE: 1986 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population: 6,339,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.9%

Nationality: noun—Yemeni(s); adjective—

Yemeni

Ethnic divisions: 90% Arab, 10% Afro-Arab (mixed)

Religion: 100% Muslim (Sunni and Shi'a)

Language: Arabic

Infant mortality rate: 152/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: men 37.3, women 38.7

Literacy: 15% (est.)

Labor force: approximately one-third expatriate laborers; remainder almost entirely agriculture and herding

(South Yemen)

Yemen Arab Republic

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