Outline of Yemen explained

See also: Index of Yemen-related articles.

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

Geography of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

1,458 km

288 km

Environment 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 YemenYemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.

Governorates of Yemen

Governorates of Yemen

Governorate ArabicCapital CityArea [2]
km2
Pop
(2004) [3]
Map
Key
عدنAden825 589,419 1
عمران'Amran9,013 877,786 2
أبينZinjibar20,380 433,819 3
الضالع4,448470,564 4
البيضاء10,487577,369 5
الحديدة15,4072,157,552 6
الجوف46,170443,797 7
Al MahrahالمهرةAl Ghaydah78,073 88,594 8
المحويتAl Mahwit2,452 494,557 9
Amanat Al Asimahأَمَانَة ٱلْعَاصِمَة126 1,747,834 10
DhamarذمارDhamar8,705 1,330,108 11
HadramautحضرموتMukalla195,626 1,028,556 12
حجة9,3761,479,568 13
إبIbb6,031 2,131,861 14
لحج14,003722,694 15
مأرب19,529238,522 16
ريمة2,239 394,448 17
صعدةSa'dah14,364 695,033 18
محافظة صنعاء13,730919,215 19
شبوةAtaq45,519 470,440 20
تعز11,5732,393,425 21
SocotraسقطرىHadibou3,796175,02022
Districts of Yemen

Districts of Yemen

Sub-districts of Yemen
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 YemenThe 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

Rial

YER

Education in Yemen

Education in Yemen

Health in Yemen

Health in Yemen

See also

Yemen

External links

Government
General information
Economy
Humanitarian news
Other

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 7, 2009. Yemen. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
  2. http://www.world-gazetteer.com/ ctv.ca
  3. Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results http://www.cso-yemen.org/content.php?lng=english&id=293, Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen http://www.cso-yemen.org/books/book_year_2005/POPULATION/Population.htm