South Yemen - Statistics As of 1990

Statistics As of 1990

• Literacy Rate: Total: 50.2% Male: 70.5% Female: 30% (2003 est.)
• Growth Rate: 3.2%
• Birth Rate: 48 births/1,000 population
• Death Rate: 14 deaths/1,000 population
• Net migration rate: -2 migrants/1,000 population
• Infant mortality rate: 110 deaths/1,000 live births
• Life expectancy at birth: 50 years male, 54 years female
• Total Fertility Rate: 7.0 children born/woman
• Suffrage: universal at age 18
• Inflation rate: 2.8%
• Airports: 42 total, 29 usable
• Merchant marine: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
• Member of: Arab League, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO
• Major Export Partners: Japan, North Yemen, and Singapore
• Major Import Partners: Soviet Union, Australia, United Kingdom
• Foreign Debt: $2.25 billion
• Airforce: 8 major transport aircraft
• Defense Forces: Five Branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Militia, People's Police)
• Military manpower: 544,190 (males 15-49)
• Fit for Military Service: 307,005