Leader: President Field Marshall Ali Abdallah Salih
Population: 18,078,035
Size: 203,800 square miles -- twice the size of Wyoming
Infant mortality rate: 68.53/1,000 births Life expectancy: 60.21 years
Religions: Muslim including Shafi (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia); small number of Jewish, Christian and Hindu
GDP: $14.4 billion/ $820 per capita Defense: 6.6% of GDP/66,300 active troops