Yemen

Yemen
geographical name country S Arabia bordering on Red Sea & Gulf of Aden; a republic formed 1990 by merger of Yemen Arab Republic (capital Sanaa) with People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (or Southern Yemen (capital Aden) capital Sanaa area 203,849 square miles (527,969 square kilometers), population 12,961,000 ) • Yemeni adjective or nounYemenite noun or adjective

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