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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
editEcoregions of Yemen
editAdministrative divisions of Yemen
editAdministrative divisions of Yemen Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.
Governorates of Yemen
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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
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- 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
editGovernment 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
editExecutive 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: Consultative Council of Yemen (111 members, appointed by the President)
- Lower house: Assembly of Representatives of Yemen (301 members, each elected to serve a 6-year term)
Judicial branch of the government of Yemen
editForeign relations of Yemen
editInternational organization membership
editInternational organization membership of Yemen The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]
Military of Yemen
editLocal government in Yemen
editHistory of Yemen
editCulture 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
editEconomy 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
editHealth in Yemen
editSee also
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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
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- 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
