Outline of Yemen

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

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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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An enlargeable basic map of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

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An enlargeable topographic map of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 288 km
  • Coastline: 1,906 km

Environment of Yemen

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An enlargeable satellite image of Yemen

Natural geographic features of Yemen

Regions of Yemen

Regions of Yemen

Ecoregions of Yemen

List of ecoregions in Yemen

Administrative divisions 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
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Governorates of Yemen

Governorates of Yemen

Governorate Arabic Capital CityArea [2]
km2
Pop
(2004) [3]
Map
Key
'Adan عدن Aden 825589,4191
'Amran عمران 'Amran 9,013877,7862
Abyan أبين Zinjibar 20,380433,8193
Ad Dali' الضالع Ad Dali' 4,448470,5644
Al Bayda' البيضاء Al Bayda 10,487577,3695
Al Hudaydah الحديدة Al Hudaydah 15,4072,157,5526
Al Jawf الجوف Al Jawf 46,170443,7977
Al Mahrah المهرة Al Ghaydah 78,07388,5948
Al Mahwit المحويت Al Mahwit 2,452494,5579
Amanat Al Asimah أَمَانَة ٱلْعَاصِمَة San'a' 1261,747,83410
Dhamar ذمار Dhamar 8,7051,330,10811
Hadramaut حضرموت Mukalla 195,6261,028,55612
Hajjah حجة Hajjah 9,3761,479,56813
Ibb إب Ibb 6,0312,131,86114
Lahij لحج Lahij 14,003722,69415
Ma'rib مأرب Ma'rib 19,529238,52216
Raymah ريمة Hajjah 2,239394,44817
Sa'dah صعدة Sa'dah 14,364695,03318
Sana'a محافظة صنعاء San'a' 13,730919,21519
Shabwah شبوة Ataq 45,519470,44020
Ta'izz تعز Ta'izz 11,5732,393,42521
Socotra سقطرى Hadibou 3,796175,02022
Districts of Yemen
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Districts of Yemen

Districts of Yemen

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

Municipalities of Yemen

Demography of Yemen

Demographics of Yemen

Government and politics of Yemen

Politics of Yemen

Branches of the government of Yemen

Government of Yemen

Executive branch of the government of Yemen

Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

Court system of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

International organization membership

International organization membership of Yemen The Republic of Yemen is a member of: [1]

Military of Yemen

Military of Yemen

Local government in Yemen

Local government in Yemen

History of Yemen

History of Yemen

Culture of Yemen

Culture of Yemen

Art in Yemen

Sports in Yemen

Sports in Yemen

Economy and infrastructure of Yemen

Economy of Yemen

Education in Yemen

Education in Yemen

Health in Yemen

Health in Yemen

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yemen". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ctv.ca Yemen, divisions
  3. Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine , Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine

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