Google map of Republic of Yemen, country facts
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Facts about Yemen
| Administrative divisions: | 19 governorates (muhafazat , singular - muhafazah); Abyan , 'Adan , Ad Dali' , Al Bayda' , Al Hudaydah , Al Jawf , Al Mahrah , Al Mahwit , 'Amran , Dhamar , Hadramawt , Hajjah , Ibb , Lahij , Ma'rib , Sa'dah , San'a' , Shabwah , Ta'izz note: for electoral and administrative purposes , the capital city of Sanaa is treated as an additional governorate |
| Area: | total: 527 ,970 sq km land: 527 ,970 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Perim , Socotra , the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen) , and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen) |
| Background: | North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British , who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century , withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later , the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000 , Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border. |
| Flag description: | three equal horizontal bands of red (top) , white , and black; similar to the flag of Syria , which has two green stars in the white band , and of Iraq , which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt , which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band |
| Capital: | name: Sanaa geographic coordinates: 15 21 N , 44 12 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
| Climate: | mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot , dry , harsh desert in east |
| Currency code: | |
| Ethnic groups: | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab , South Asians , Europeans |
| Geographic coordinates: | 15 00 N , 48 00 E |
| Geography note: | strategic location on Bab el Mandeb , the strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden , one of world's most active shipping lanes |
| Government type: | republic |
| Imports partners: | UAE 15.2% , China 11.8% , US 7.8% , Saudi Arabia 7.2% , Kuwait 5.4% , Germany 4.9% , Brazil 4.3% (2007) |
| Internet country code: | .ye |
| Land boundaries: | 1 ,906 km |
| Neighbouring countries: | total: 1 ,746 km border countries: Oman 288 km , Saudi Arabia 1 ,458 km |
| Languages: | Arabic |
| Location: | Middle East , bordering the Arabian Sea , Gulf of Aden , and Red Sea , between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
| Map references: | Middle East |
| National holiday: | Unification Day , 22 May (1990) |
| Nationality: | noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni |
| Natural hazards: | sandstorms and dust storms in summer |
| Population: | 23 ,013 ,376 (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia) , small numbers of Jewish , Christian , and Hindu |
| Terrain: | narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula |
| Unemployment rate: | 35% (2003 est.) |
Capital of Yemen
Sanaa (click to view Sanaa Google map)
Places in Yemen
Browse the online directory of I-Google-Map.com for administrative regions in Yemen below. Places in country Yemen are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2, eventually up to level 3 administrative regions. Click on the name of the place to view it on Google map, or with satellite images.
Adan (1 + I Google map locations)
Al Bayda' city map
Al Hudaydah (9 + I Google map locations)
Al Jawf city map
Al Kahar city map
Al Mahrah (1 + I Google map locations)
Al Mahwit (1 + I Google map locations)
Dhamar (7 + I Google map locations)
Hadramaut (3 + I Google map locations)
Hūlīmā city map
Random cities in Yemen
Sanaa, the capital city of Yemen.Al Fişīrah
Ad Dīs
Al Lūmī
Jum`at Banī Sāwī
Al Jubayrīyah
Al `Aqīq
Jamalīyāt Āl al `Arif
Ḩāsī ash Shākh
Jarf Isbīl
Sanaa
Aḑ Ḑaḩākī
Sabalat Banī Bukhayt
Al Khalīf
Bayt adh Dhafīf
Bayt al Ghāwī
Ghalīl
Al Ḩawātīyīah
Banī Nukay`
Khalīlah
Al `Ajradī
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