Yemen's Democratic Republic of (South Yemen) People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 2,275,000, excluding the island of Perim tor which no data are available (July 1986); average annual growth rate 2.9%

Nationality: noun—Yemeni(s); adjective— Yemeni

Ethnic divisions: almost all Arabs; a few Indians, Somalis, and Europeans

Religion: Sunni Muslim, some Christian and Hindu

Language: Arabic

Infant mortality rate: 114/1,000(1980)

Life expectancy: men 40.6, women 42.4

Literacy: 25%

NOTE: The information regarding Yemen's Democratic Republic of (South 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's Democratic Republic of (South Yemen) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Yemen's Democratic Republic of (South Yemen) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.