Yemen, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 08 June 2025.

Image of Sana'a, capital city of Yemen
Yemen is a Middle Eastern nation with strategic maritime location, significant historical heritage, agricultural potential, and ongoing reconstruction and renewable-energy opportunities.
Yemen in one word would be “Socotra,” meaning dragonblood isle.
Yemen Flag
Yemen armorial
Yemen is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of Arab League.
Yemen administrative divisions
22 governorates (muhafazat)- Abyan
- 'Adan (Aden)
- Ad Dali'
- Al Bayda'
- Al Hudaydah
- Al Jawf
- Al Mahrah
- Al Mahwit
- Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City)
- 'Amran
- Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago)
- Dhamar
- Hadramawt
- Hajjah
- Ibb
- Lahij
- Ma'rib
- Raymah
- Sa'dah
- San'a' (Sanaa)
- Shabwah
- Ta'izz
Easy learning about Yemen |
The capital city of Yemen is Sana'a.
Yemen is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Yemen are called Yemenis |
Member of | Arab League since 1945 |
Yemen has a population of | 39,390,799 inhabitants within a total area of 527,970 Km2 (328,065 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Yemen’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 163 (world rank position) GPI scale of 3.40 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Yemen HDI ranks in position nº 184 worldwide HDI of 0.470 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Yemen’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 33 countries Yemen passport ranks 99th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Yemen GDP per capita is | $417 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Yemen ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
Yemen EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency has a score of 394 ranks 116th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 15° 00' N, 48° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | Saudi Arabia, Oman. |
Yemen Climate | mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east |
Most predominant religion | Muslim (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated |
Second most predominant religion | are Sunni and Shia), |
Currency name & code | Rial (YER) |
Internet ccTLD | .ye |
Yemen calling code | +967 |
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