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Canada: 9,984,670 km 2 Yemen: 527,970 sq km

Canada: 9,984,670 km 2 Yemen: 527,970 sq km. The red stripe represents the blood shed during the country's struggle for independence. The white symbolizes hope for the future, and the black stripe represents an end to the country's dark past.

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Canada: 9,984,670 km 2 Yemen: 527,970 sq km

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  1. Canada: 9,984,670 km2Yemen:527,970 sq km

  2. The red stripe represents the blood shed during the country's struggle for independence. The white symbolizes hope for the future, and the black stripe represents an end to the country's dark past.

  3. North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British,, withdrew in 1967 from South Yemen. In 1970 the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. :

  4. Population https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html?countryName=Yemen&countryCode=ym&regionCode=me&rank=49#ym 23 Million (49th in the world)

  5. Life expectancy: 63 Canada: 81 Infant Mortality rate: 58/1000 Canada – 5/1000 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 5,108,423/female 4,925,523) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 6,215,999/female 6,013,334) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 285,752/female 309,207) (2010 est.)

  6. Religions Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

  7. Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.)

  8. Yemen is a low income country that is highly dependent on declining oil resources for revenue. Petroleum accounts for roughly 70% of government revenue. Despite ambitious plans, Yemen faces difficult long term challenges, including declining water resources and a high population growth rate.

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