Yemen, an independent kingdom of Southwest Arabia, is situated on the Red Sea between Saudi Arabia and Aden. It has an area of 75,000 sq. mi. and an estimated population of 3,500,000, chiefly Arabian. The capital is Sana and the chief port, Hodeida. The principal products are coffee, millet, wheat and barley; the chief export is hides. It is ruled by the Zaidi Imam Yahya ben Muhammad ben Hamid ed Din.
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