Yemen
Yemen is in Western Asia, with its capital at Sana'a and an area of about 527,968 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Yemen
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currencies
- Yemeni rial (YER)
- Natural resources
- petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west
- Industries
- crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles, leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; aluminum products; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production
- Main exports
- gold, fish, scrap iron, shellfish, industrial acids/oils/alcohols
First-level divisions (21)
- 'Amran
- Abyan
- Ad Dali'
- Al Jawf
- Al Mahrah
- Al Mahwit
- Hadhramaut
- Raymah
- Sanaa
- Shabwah
- Al Bayda'
- Al Hudaydah
- Dhamar
- Hajjah
- Ibb
- Lahij
- Ma'rib
- Sa'dah
- Ta'izz
- 'Adan
- Sanaa
Major cities
- Sanaa (population 2,008,000)
- Aden (population 1,000,000)
- Al Hudaydah (population 780,000)
- Ta'izz (population 751,000)
- Mukalla (population 258,132)
- Ibb (population 234,837)
- Hajjah (population 208,287)
- Dhamar (population 191,259)
- Zabid (population 152,504)
- Sa'dah (population 105,542)
- Seiyun (population 68,747)
- Lahij (population 66,288)
- Ash Shihr (population 54,274)
- Al Bayda' (population 37,821)
- Ataq (population 37,315)