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Yemen has relatively few natural resources. It has limited--and dwindling--oil reserves, although the country has only just begun to fully exploit its gas potential. The commercial viability of other mineral [...]

Water scarcity is by far the greatest challenge facing the agricultural sector. Rainfall is generally limited throughout the country and there is heavy reliance on groundwater extraction. However, depletion of [...]

Minerals Exploitation of Yemen's mineral wealth is largely limited to the mining of gypsum and salt. Both are mined at Salif and there are also gypsum-mining facilities at Khulakah. In [...]

Minerals Exploitation of Yemen's mineral wealth is largely limited to the mining of gypsum and salt. Both are mined at Salif and there are also gypsum-mining facilities located at Khulakah. [...]

Oil and mineral production -------------------------------------------------- 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Oil ('000 b/d) 400 410 450 460 460 Salt ('000 tonnes) 147 n/a N/a n/a n/a Gypsum ('000 tonnes) 102 [...]