Yemen

Formal Name
Republic of Yemen
Local Name
Al Yaman
Local Formal Name
Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah 
Location: Middle East
Status: UN Country
Capital City: San'a
Main Cities: Aden, Hodeida
Population: 13,430,000   Area [sq.km]: 527,970
Currency: 1 riyal = 100 fils; 1 Yemeni dinar = 26 riyals
Languages: Arabic
Religions: Muslim

Palestine

Formal Name
Palestinian National Authority
Local Name
Filastin
Local Formal Name
Al-Solata al-Wataniya Al-Filastiniya
Location: Middle East
Status: UN Observer
Capital City: Gaza City (provisional)
Main Cities: Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Hebron, East Jerusalem (disputed)
Population: 2,500,000   Area [sq.km]: 5,860
Currency: Israeli shekel, Jordanian dinar
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Christian