The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1991 to 2025 Middle East
Languages Yemen, in 35 editions.
The entry for Yemen published Languages in 35 editions of 35, from 1991 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 1991
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Language”
Arabic
Arabic
The same text in 18 editions, 1992 to 2009.
Arabic
Arabic
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
Arabic (official)
Arabic (official)
Arabic (official)
note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on the Socotra Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
Arabic (official)
note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on the Socotra Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
The same text in 5 editions, 2016 to 2020.
Arabic (official)
note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
Arabic (official)
note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on the Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
- Arabic (official);
- note - a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago;
- Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
- major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)
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Arabic (official) (official); note - a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
note:
major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)
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The same text in 2024 and 2025.
Arabic (official)
- major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)
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note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
Arabic (official); note - a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen (official)
major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Yemen: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1991–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/yemen/languages.