 The
Republic of Yemen is located in the Southeast Asia and
it is a nation that lies on the Arabian Peninsula. There
are about twenty-three million people living on its
land. Yemen is bordered by the Gulf of Aden and the
Arabian Sea on its south, Oman on its east, the Red Sea
is located on its west and Saudi Arabia is located on
its north. The size of the country is about 530,000
square kilometers and there are about two hundred
islands in this nation. The largest island in Yemen is
Socotra. Yemen also includes the several Red Sea islands
like Perim, Kamaran and Hanish Islands. Most of the
islands in this country are volcanic in nature.
The geography of the nation has been divided in to four
regions and they are the Rub al Khali, the eastern
highlands, the coastal plains and the western highlands.
Most of the people living in Yemen are followers of
Islam and as such, this is the main religion of the
country. However, there are some people who are
Christians, Jews and Hindu. There are about twenty-one
million people in this nation and about 45% of the total
population is less than fifteen years of age.
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