Outline of Yemen

The location of Yemen
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Yemen

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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

An enlargeable basic map of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

An enlargeable topographic map of Yemen
Main article: Geography of Yemen
 Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
 Oman 288 km
  • Coastline: 1,906 km

Environment of Yemen

An enlargeable satellite image of Yemen

Natural geographic features of Yemen

Regions of Yemen

Ecoregions of Yemen

Administrative divisions of Yemen

Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.

Governorates of Yemen
Governorates of Yemen
Main article: Governorates of Yemen
Governorate Arabic Capital CityArea [2]
km²		 Pop
(2004) [3]		 Map
Key
'Adan عدن Aden825 589,419 1
'Amran 'Amran9,013 877,786 2
Abyan أبين Zinjibar20,380 433,819 3
Ad Dali' Ad Dali' 4,448470,564 4
Al Bayda' Al Bayda 10,487577,369 5
Al Hudaydah Al Hudaydah 15,4072,157,552 6
Al Jawf Al Jawf 46,170 443,797 7
Al Mahrah المهرة Al Ghaydah78,073 88,594 8
Al Mahwit Al Mahwit2,452 494,557 9
Amanat Al Asimah San'a' 126 1,747,834 10
Dhamar Dhamar8,705 1,330,108 11
Hadramautحضرموت Al Mukalla195,626 1,028,556 12
Hajjah Hajjah 9,376 1,479,568 13
Ibb Ibb6,031 2,131,861 14
Lahij لحج Lahij 14,003722,694 15
Ma'rib Ma'rib 19,529238,522 16
Raymah Hajjah 2,239 394,448 17
Sa'dah Sa'dah14,364 695,033 18
Sana'a San'a' 13,730919,215 19
Shabwah شبوة Ataq45,519 470,440 20
Ta'izz Ta'izz 11,573 2,393,425 21
Districts of Yemen
Districts of Yemen
Main article: Districts of Yemen
Sub-districts of Yemen
Municipalities of Yemen

Demography of Yemen

Main article: Demographics of Yemen

Government and politics of Yemen

Main article: Government of Yemen and Politics of Yemen

Branches of the government of Yemen

Main article: Government of Yemen

Executive branch of the government of Yemen

Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

International organization membership

The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]

Military of Yemen

Main article: Military of Yemen

History of Yemen

Main article: History of Yemen, Timeline of the history of Yemen, and Current events of Yemen

Culture of Yemen

Main article: Culture of Yemen

Art in Yemen

Sports in Yemen

Economy and infrastructure of Yemen

Main article: Economy of Yemen

Education in Yemen

Main article: Education in Yemen

Health in Yemen

Main article: Health in Yemen

See also

Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Yemen

References

  1. 1 2 "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.world-gazetteer.com, Yemen, divisions
  3. ↑ Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results , Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Yemen

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