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 Southwest 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Climate of Yemen
- Ecoregions in Yemen
- Renewable energy in Yemen
- Geology of Yemen
- Protected areas of Yemen
- Wildlife of Yemen
Natural geographic features of Yemen edit
- Glaciers of Yemen: none
- Islands of Yemen
- Lakes of Yemen
- Mountains of Yemen
- Rivers of Yemen
- Valleys of Yemen
- World Heritage Sites in Yemen
Regions of Yemen edit
Ecoregions of Yemen edit
Administrative divisions of Yemen edit
Administrative divisions of Yemen Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.
Governorates of Yemen edit
Governorates of Yemen
| 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 | Hajjah | 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 edit
- The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (muderiah).
Sub-districts of Yemen edit
- Yemen's districts are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).
Municipalities of Yemen edit
- Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
- Cities of Yemen
Demography of Yemen edit
Government and politics of Yemen edit
- 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 edit
Executive branch of the government of Yemen edit
- Head of state: President of Yemen, Rashad Al-Alimi
- Vice President of Yemen, Presidential Leadership Council
- Head of government (appointed by the President): Prime Minister of Yemen, Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak
- Cabinet of Yemen
Legislative branch of the government of Yemen edit
- Parliament of Yemen (bicameral)
- Upper house: Assembly of Representatives of Yemen (301 members, each elected to serve a 6-year term)
- Lower house: Consultative Council of Yemen (59 members, appointed by the President)
Judicial branch of the government of Yemen edit
Foreign relations of Yemen edit
International organization membership edit
International organization membership of Yemen The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]
Military of Yemen edit
Local government in Yemen edit
History of Yemen edit
Culture of Yemen edit
- 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
- Records of Yemen
- Religion in Yemen
- World Heritage Sites in Yemen
Art in Yemen edit
- Art in Yemen
- Cinema of Yemen
- Literature of Yemen
- Music of Yemen
- Television in Yemen
- Theatre in Yemen
Sports in Yemen edit
Economy and infrastructure of Yemen edit
- 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
- Mining in Yemen
- Yemen Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Yemen
- Transport in Yemen
- Water supply and sanitation in Yemen
Education in Yemen edit
Health in Yemen edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ ctv.ca Yemen, divisions
- ^ Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results [1] Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen [2] Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Government
- General information
- Economy
- Humanitarian news
- IRIN Yemen: humanitarian news and analysis
- Painstakingly slow progress on poverty reduction
- Qat cultivation threatening water resources
- Moves afoot to reduce number of fire-arms in cities
- Video short on the effect guns have on the local population in Yemen (03:08 - Windows Media Player)
- Other
