Less than a third of population is urbanized

Most live hours away along bone-shaking tracks, dotted with security checkpoints, which allow the government to control access to towns.

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Less than a third of population is urbanized
Government's decrees face strong tribal traditions
Many Yemenis live below the poverty line
President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s government is saturated in corruption
Yemen is plagued with over 35 percent unemployment
Low literacy rate (about 50%)
No credible opposition party with a strong leader
Only 1 out of 3 Yemeni has a cell phone (9 out of 10 in Tunisia)
President Saleh not iron-fisted; good at juggling patronage, politics
The Saleh regime has already made important concessions
Yemenis lack wide Internet access
Yemen's geography makes revolution difficult
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