Yemen

Yemen (Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya al-Yamaniyya) is a country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen has an estimated population of more than 23 million people and 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 size is just under 530,000 km, and its territory ... more

Area:

  • 527,968 km² (203850 mi² )

Population:

  • 22,230,531 (Jul 2007)

Date founded:

  • May 22, 1990

Also known as:

  • El-Ḥodeidah,
  • Fourth Governorate,
  • Baladiyat `Adan,
  • Qaḑā’ Al Ḩudaydah,
  • Iv,
  • Al Muḩāfaz̧Ah Ar Rābi‘Ah,
  • Baladiyatadan,
  • Hodeida,
  • Muhafazat Shabwah,
  • Governorate Al Jawf,
  • Al Hudaydah,
  • Elhodeidah,
  • Al Muhafazah Ar Rabi`Ah,
  • Muḩāfaz̧At Al Jawf,
  • Muhafazat Al Jawf,
  • Governorate Number Four,
  • Hodeidah,
  • Almuhafazaharrabiah,
  • Al Ḩudaydah,
  • Shabwah,
  • `Adan,
  • Aden,
  • ‘Adan,
  • Al Jawf,
  • Baladīyat ‘Adan,
  • Qada' Al Hudaydah,
  • El-Hodeidah,
  • Muḩāfaz̧At Shabwah,
  • Adan,
  • Qadaalhudaydah

Location

Capital

Sana'a

Sana'a (Arabic: صنعاء‎, alternate spellings Sanaa or Ṣan‘ā’) (IPA: [sˤanʕaːʔ]) is the capital of Yemen and the center of San‘a’ Governorate. It is Yemen's largest city. Sana'a is located at 15°21′17″N 44°12′24″E / 15.354722°N 44.20667°E / 15.354722; 44.20667 and has a population of 1,747,627 ...

Population

number date
  • 22,230,531
  • Jul 2007
  • 23,580,000

Form of Government:

Official Language:

Languages spoken:

Currency Used:

Internet TLD:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • YEM

ISO Numeric:

  • 887

ISO Alpha Code:

  • YE

ISO Short Name:

  • YEMEN

FIPS Code:

  • YM

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 27,560,000,000
  • 2008

GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 2,600
  • 2008

Places imported from:

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 14.5697
  • 46.1003

USBG name:

  • YEMEN

Adjectival form:

  • Yemeni
  • Yemenite
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Olympic participating country

IOC Code:

  • YEM
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