Outline of Yemen

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

The Republic of Yemen is a 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.

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

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

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

Environment of Yemen

An enlargeable satellite image of Yemen
  • Climate of Yemen
  • Environmental issues in 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

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
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
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

Demography of Yemen

Government and politics of Yemen

Main article: Government of Yemen and Politics of Yemen

Branches of the government of Yemen

Executive branch of the government of Yemen

Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

  • Supreme Court of Yemen
  • Commercial Courts of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

International organization membership

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

Military of Yemen

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Yemen
    • Navy of Yemen
    • Air Force of Yemen
    • Special forces of Yemen
  • Military history of Yemen
  • Military ranks 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
  • Economic history 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ym.html. 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 [1], Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen [2]

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Yemen

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