Outline 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

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

Yemen is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Southwest Asia
- Middle East
  - Arabian Peninsula
- 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

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
- Districts of Yemen
  - Sub-districts of Yemen
    - Municipalities of Yemen

Governorates of Yemen

Governorate	Arabic	Capital City	Area ^[2] km²	Pop (2004) ^[3]	Map Key
'Adan	عدن	Aden	825	589,419	1
'Amran		'Amran	9,013	877,786	2
Abyan	أبين	Zinjibar	20,380	433,819	3
Ad Dali'		Ad Dali'	4,448	470,564	4
Al Bayda'		Al Bayda	10,487	577,369	5
Al Hudaydah		Al Hudaydah	15,407	2,157,552	6
Al Jawf		Al Jawf	46,170	443,797	7
Al Mahrah	المهرة	Al Ghaydah	78,073	88,594	8
Al Mahwit		Al Mahwit	2,452	494,557	9
Amanat Al Asimah		San'a'	126	1,747,834	10
Dhamar		Dhamar	8,705	1,330,108	11
Hadramaut	حضرموت	Al Mukalla	195,626	1,028,556	12
Hajjah		Hajjah	9,376	1,479,568	13
Ibb		Ibb	6,031	2,131,861	14
Lahij	لحج	Lahij	14,003	722,694	15
Ma'rib		Ma'rib	19,529	238,522	16
Raymah		Hajjah	2,239	394,448	17
Sa'dah		Sa'dah	14,364	695,033	18
Sana'a		San'a'	13,730	919,215	19
Shabwah	شبوة	Ataq	45,519	470,440	20
Ta'izz		Ta'izz	11,573	2,393,425	21

Districts of Yemen

The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (muderiah).

Sub-districts of Yemen

Yemen's districts are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).

Municipalities of Yemen

Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
Cities of Yemen

Demography of Yemen

Women in Yemen

Government and politics of Yemen

Politics of Yemen

Branches of the government of Yemen

Executive branch of the government of Yemen

Head of state: President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh
- Vice President of Yemen, Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi
- Head of government (appointed by the President): Prime Minister of Yemen, Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Cabinet of Yemen

Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

Parliament of Yemen (bicameral)
- Upper house: Assembly of Representatives of Yemen (301 members, eachy elected to serve a 6-year term)
- Lower house: Consultative Council of Yemen (ar) (59 members, appointed by the President)

Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

International organization membership

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

African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Military of Yemen

Local government in Yemen

History of Yemen

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

Military history of Yemen

Culture of Yemen

Art in Yemen

Sports in Yemen

Economy and infrastructure of Yemen

Education in Yemen

Health in Yemen

Health care in Yemen

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Yemen

Government

General information

Economy

Yemen Constitution

Humanitarian news

Other

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] ttp://www.world-gazetteer.com, Yemen, divisions

[3] Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results [1], Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen [2]

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