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 West Asia. 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

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 Low: Arabian Sea 0 m Land boundaries: 1,746 km 1,458 km 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

Climate of Yemen Ecoregions in Yemen Renewable energy in Yemen Geology of Yemen Protected areas of Yemen Biosphere reserves in Yemen National parks of Yemen Wildlife of Yemen Fauna of Yemen Birds of Yemen Mammals of Yemen

Natural geographic features of Yemen

Glaciers of Yemen: none Islands of Yemen Lakes of Yemen Mountains of Yemen Volcanoes in Yemen Rivers of Yemen Waterfalls of Yemen Valleys of Yemen World Heritage Sites in Yemen

Regions of Yemen

Ecoregions of Yemen

List of ecoregions in Yemen Administrative divisions of Yemen

Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts. Governorates of Yemen The Municipality of Yemen Districts of Yemen Sub-districts of Yemen

Governorate Arabic Capital CityArea ctv.ca Yemen, divisionskm2 Pop(2004) Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results , Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen MapKey 'Adan عدن Aden825 589,419 1 'Amran عمران 'Amran9,013 877,786 2 Abyan أبين Zinjibar20,380 433,819 3 Ad Dali' الضالع Ad Dali' 4,448470,564 4 Al Bayda' البيضاء Al Bayda 10,487577,369 5 Al Hudaydah الحديدة Al Hudaydah 15,4072,157,552 6 Al Jawf الجوف Al Jawf 46,170 443,797 7 Al Mahrah المهرة Al Ghaydah78,073 88,594 8 Al Mahwit المحويت Al Mahwit2,452 494,557 9 Amanat Al Asimahأَمَانَة ٱلْعَاصِمَة San'a' 126 1,747,834 10 Dhamarذمار Dhamar8,705 1,330,108 11 Hadramautحضرموت Mukalla195,626 1,028,556 12 Hajjah حجة Hajjah 9,376 1,479,568 13 Ibb إب Ibb6,031 2,131,861 14 Lahij لحج Lahij 14,003722,694 15 Ma'rib مأرب Ma'rib 19,529238,522 16 Raymah ريمة Al Jabin 2,239 394,448 17 Sa'dah صعدة Sa'dah14,364 695,033 18 Sana'a محافظة صنعاء San'a' 13,730919,215 19 Shabwah شبوة Ataq45,519 470,440 20 Ta'izz تعز Ta'izz 11,573 2,393,425 21SocotraسقطرىHadibou3,796175,02022

Districts of Yemen

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

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

Capital of Yemen: Sana'a Cities of Yemen

Demography of Yemen

Demographics of Yemen Government and politics of Yemen

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

Government of Yemen

Executive branch of the government of Yemen Head of state: President of Yemen, Rashad Al-Alimi (claimed by Mahdi al-Mashat) Vice President of Yemen, Tareq Saleh &Sultan Ali al-Aradah & Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer Head of government: Prime Minister of Yemen, Shaea al-Zindani (claimed by Muhammad Ahmed Miftah) Cabinet of Yemen

Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

Parliament of Yemen (bicameral) Upper house: Consultative Council of Yemen Lower house: Assembly of Representatives of Yemen

Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

Court system of Yemen Supreme Court of Yemen (ar) Commercial Courts of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen Diplomatic missions in Yemen Diplomatic missions of Yemen

The Republic of Yemen is a member of:

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) Organisation 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)

Law and order in Zambia

Constitution of Yemen Human rights in Yemen Abortion in Yemen LGBTQ rights in Yemen Women in Yemen Freedom of religion in yemen Mobile schools in Yemen

Military of Yemen Command Commander-in-chief: President of Yemen & Chairman of the Supreme Political Council Ministry of Defense Military: Army Air Force Navy Border Guard Forces Yemeni strategic reserve forces (ar) : Special forces of Yemen (ar) Yemeni presidential protection forces (ar) missile brigades (Yemen) (ar) Reserve forces for the Ministry of Defense (Yemen) (ar) : Military history of Yemen(ar) 1st Armoured Division (ar) Republican Guard Military ranks of Yemen (ar)

Local government in Yemen

History of Yemen

Imams of Yemen List of rulers of Saba and Himyar Timeline of Yemeni history

Culture of Yemen

Architecture of Yemen Cuisine of Yemen Festivals in Yemen Languages of Yemen Media in Yemen National symbols of Yemen Emblem of Yemen Flag of Yemen National anthem of Yemen Prostitution in Yemen Public holidays in Yemen Religion in Yemen Christianity in Yemen Hinduism in Yemen Islam in Yemen Judaism in Yemen Sikhism in Yemen

Art in Yemen Cinema of Yemen Literature of Yemen Music of Yemen Television in Yemen Theatre in Yemen

Sports in Yemen

Football in Yemen Yemen at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Yemen

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 88th (eighty-eighth) Agriculture in Yemen Banking in Yemen National Bank of Yemen Communications in Yemen Internet in Yemen Companies of Yemen Currency of Yemen: Rial ISO 4217: YER Energy in Yemen Energy policy of Yemen Oil industry in Yemen Mining in Yemen Yemen Stock Exchange Tourism in Yemen Transport in Yemen Airports in Yemen Rail transport in Yemen Roads in Yemen Water supply and sanitation in Yemen

Education in Yemen

Health in Yemen

Outline of Yemen

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