Outline of Yemen
Country in West Asia
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yemen:
The Flag of Yemen
The Emblem of 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
- 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
- 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
- Climate of Yemen
- Ecoregions in Yemen
- Renewable energy in Yemen
- Geology of Yemen
- Protected areas of Yemen
- Biosphere reserves in Yemen
- National parks of Yemen
- Wildlife of Yemen
Natural geographic features of Yemen
- Glaciers of Yemen: none
- Islands of Yemen
- Lakes of Yemen
- Mountains of Yemen
- Rivers of Yemen
- Waterfalls of Yemen
- Valleys of Yemen
- World Heritage Sites in Yemen
Regions of Yemen
Ecoregions of Yemen
Administrative divisions of Yemen
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
- 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
Government and politics of Yemen
- 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
Executive branch of the government of Yemen
Legislative branch of the government of Yemen
Judicial branch of the government of Yemen
Court system of Yemen
- Supreme Court of Yemen (ar)
- Commercial Courts of Yemen
Foreign relations of Yemen
The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Zambia
Military of Yemen
- Command
- Military:
- Military history of Yemen(ar)
- 1st Armoured Division (ar)
- Republican Guard
- Military ranks of Yemen (ar)
Local government in Yemen
History of Yemen
Culture of Yemen
- 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
- Christianity in Yemen
- Hinduism in Yemen
- Islam in Yemen
- Judaism in Yemen
- Sikhism in Yemen
Art in Yemen
- Cinema of Yemen
- Literature of Yemen
- Music of Yemen
- Television in Yemen
- Theatre in Yemen
Sports in Yemen
Economy and infrastructure of Yemen
- 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
- Energy policy of Yemen
- Oil industry in Yemen
- Mining in Yemen
- Yemen Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Yemen
- Transport in Yemen
- Water supply and sanitation in Yemen
