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1990: Yemen
The Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) united in May to form the Republic of Yemen. With a population of about 10 million, the new nation was the second-most populous state on the Arabian Peninsula, after Saudi Arabia.
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