Yemen

Yemen

Yemen holds Socotra, an island whose plants are so isolated that a third grow nowhere else. Shibam's mud-brick towers have stood since the sixteenth century.

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Easy learning about Yemen

The capital city of Yemen is Sanaa, capital city of Yemen.

Word: Socotra

Meaning: dragonblood isle

Administrative Divisions

20 governorates and 1 municipality.

Governorates:

'Amran
Abyan
Aden
Al Bayda'
Al Hudaydah
Al Jawf
Al Mahrah
Al Mahwit
Dhale
Dhamar
Hadhramaut
Hajjah
Ibb
Lahij
Marib
Raymah
Saada
Sanaa
Shabwah
Ta'izz

Municipality:

Amanat al-Asimah Governorate

Governorates and municipality of Yemen map

Yemen is a Country of Middle East located in the Western Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of Arab League.

0300 km (186 mi)600 km (373 mi)900 km (559 mi)1200 km (746 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), above 3000 m (9840 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Sanaa, capital city of Yemen

Population: 41,773,878 (UN)

Area: 527,970 km² / 328,065 sq mi

People from Yemen are called: Yemenis

Geography

Latitude: 15.328° N

Longitude: 45.874° E

Geographical Subregion: Western Asia

Continental Region: Asia

Borders

Saudi Arabia — Land border
Oman — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 99 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 31

Climate

mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 116 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 394 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 156 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 3.081 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $420 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 196

Currency: Rial

Currency Code: YER

Human Development

HDI Rank: 184 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.47

Mean Years of Schooling: 5.5

Expected Years of Schooling: 7.5

Life Expectancy at Birth: 69.3 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Muslim official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: N/A

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: 3 Years

Physical Punishment: Flogging

International Memberships

Arab League - since 1945

Technical Information

TLD: .ye

Calling Code: +967

MapGeo Name: Yemen

MapGeo Code: YE