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Economic Indicator: Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Yemeni Real
Currency Symbol: YER
Natural resources: petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west
Agriculture - products: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
Land use: arable land: 2.91% permanent crops: 0.25% other: 96.84% (2005)
Irrigated land: 6,800 sq km (2008)
Total renewable water resources: 4.1 cu km (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 6.63 cu km/yr (4%/1%/95%) per capita: 316 cu m/yr (2000)