Outline of Yemen
The Flag of Yemen
The Emblem of Yemen
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yemen:
Yemen – sovereign country located on the southern portion of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia.[1] With a population of more than 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula.
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Yemen
- Official English country name: The Republic of Yemen
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Yemeni
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Yemen
- International rankings of Yemen
- ISO country codes: YE, YEM, 887
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:YE
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ye
Geography of Yemen
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- Yemen is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Yemen
- High: Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 m (12,028 ft)
- Low: Arabian Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,746 km
Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
Oman 288 km
- Coastline: 1,906 km
- Population of Yemen: 22,389,000 - 50th most populous country
- Area of Yemen: 527,968 km2
- Atlas of Yemen
Environment of Yemen
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- Climate of Yemen
- Ecoregions in Yemen
- Renewable energy in Yemen
- Geology of Yemen
- Protected areas of Yemen
- Wildlife of Yemen
Natural geographic features of Yemen
[edit]Regions of Yemen
[edit]Ecoregions of Yemen
[edit]Administrative divisions of Yemen
[edit]Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.
| Governorate | Arabic | Capital City | Area [2] km2 | Pop (2004)[3] | Map Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Adan | عدن | Aden | 825 | 589,419 | 1 |
| 'Amran | عمران | 'Amran | 9,013 | 877,786 | 2 |
| Abyan | أبين | Zinjibar | 20,380 | 433,819 | 3 |
| Ad Dali' | الضالع | Ad Dali' | 4,448 | 470,564 | 4 |
| Al Bayda' | البيضاء | Al Bayda | 10,487 | 577,369 | 5 |
| Al Hudaydah | الحديدة | Al Hudaydah | 15,407 | 2,157,552 | 6 |
| Al Jawf | الجوف | Al Jawf | 46,170 | 443,797 | 7 |
| Al Mahrah | المهرة | Al Ghaydah | 78,073 | 88,594 | 8 |
| Al Mahwit | المحويت | Al Mahwit | 2,452 | 494,557 | 9 |
| Amanat Al Asimah | أَمَانَة ٱلْعَاصِمَة | San'a' | 126 | 1,747,834 | 10 |
| Dhamar | ذمار | Dhamar | 8,705 | 1,330,108 | 11 |
| Hadramaut | حضرموت | Mukalla | 195,626 | 1,028,556 | 12 |
| Hajjah | حجة | Hajjah | 9,376 | 1,479,568 | 13 |
| Ibb | إب | Ibb | 6,031 | 2,131,861 | 14 |
| Lahij | لحج | Lahij | 14,003 | 722,694 | 15 |
| Ma'rib | مأرب | Ma'rib | 19,529 | 238,522 | 16 |
| Raymah | ريمة | Al Jabin | 2,239 | 394,448 | 17 |
| Sa'dah | صعدة | Sa'dah | 14,364 | 695,033 | 18 |
| Sana'a | محافظة صنعاء | San'a' | 13,730 | 919,215 | 19 |
| Shabwah | شبوة | Ataq | 45,519 | 470,440 | 20 |
| Ta'izz | تعز | Ta'izz | 11,573 | 2,393,425 | 21 |
| Socotra | سقطرى | Hadibou | 3,796 | 175,020 | 22 |
Districts of Yemen
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- The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (muderiah).
- Yemen's districts are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001)
- Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
- Cities of Yemen
Demography of Yemen
[edit]Government and politics of Yemen
[edit]- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
- Elections in Yemen
- Political parties in Yemen
Branches of the government of Yemen
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Yemen
[edit]Legislative branch of the government of Yemen
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Yemen
[edit]Foreign relations of Yemen
[edit]The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Zambia
Military of Yemen
[edit]Local government in Yemen
[edit]History of Yemen
[edit]Culture of Yemen
[edit]- Architecture of Yemen
- Cuisine of Yemen
- Festivals in Yemen
- Languages of Yemen
- Media in Yemen
- National symbols of Yemen
- Prostitution in Yemen
- Public holidays in Yemen
- Religion in Yemen
Art in Yemen
[edit]Sports in Yemen
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Yemen
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 88th (eighty-eighth)
- Agriculture in Yemen
- Banking in Yemen
- Communications in Yemen
- Companies of Yemen
- Currency of Yemen: Rial
- ISO 4217: YER
- Energy in Yemen
- Mining in Yemen
- Yemen Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Yemen
- Transport in Yemen
- Water supply and sanitation in Yemen
Education in Yemen
[edit]Health in Yemen
[edit]See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
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