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

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