Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

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

NOTE: The information regarding Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.