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Yemen, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Sanaa, capital city of Yemen

Image of Sanaa, capital city of Yemen

Yemen Flag

Flag of Yemen

Yemen is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Yemen

Yemen is located in Western Asia
Asia Continent
Yemen has a population of 39,390,799 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Yemen are called Yemenis
The country’s total area is 527,970 Km2
( 328,065 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank163
Global Peace Index Score3
Human Development Index (HDI) Yemen HDI ranks in position nº 186 worldwide
Low Human Development
HDI of 0.424 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Yemen’s passport allows visa-free entry to 33 countries
Yemen passport ranks in position nº 99 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 in English
has a score of 394
ranks 116th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 15° 00' N, 48° 00' E
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Yemen Capital citySanaa
Neighbouring countriesSaudi Arabia, Oman.
Yemen Climatemostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Most predominant religionMuslim (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated
Second most predominant religionare Sunni and Shia),
Currency name & code Rial (YER)
Internet ccTLD.ye
Yemen calling code+967

Yemen administrative divisions

22 governorates (muhafazat)
  1. Abyan
  2. 'Adan (Aden)
  3. Ad Dali'
  4. Al Bayda'
  5. Al Hudaydah
  6. Al Jawf
  7. Al Mahrah
  8. Al Mahwit
  9. Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City)
  10. 'Amran
  11. Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago)
  12. Dhamar
  13. Hadramawt
  14. Hajjah
  15. Ibb
  16. Lahij
  17. Ma'rib
  18. Raymah
  19. Sa'dah
  20. San'a' (Sanaa)
  21. Shabwah
  22. Ta'izz

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