Yemen

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Capital: San'a'

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 203,849

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: (UTC+3)

Climate: mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east

Approximate Population: 2,230,531

Official Language: Arabic

Religion: Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

Currency: Yemeni Rial

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Japanese Encephalitis, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Toxoplasmosis, Plague, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Tuberculosis (TB)

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