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 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
- 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
- Yemen is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Yemen
- High: Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 m (12,028 ft)
- Low: Arabian Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,746 km
Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
Oman 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
Natural geographic features of Yemen
- Glaciers of Yemen: none
- Islands of Yemen
- Lakes of Yemen
- Mountains of Yemen
- Rivers of Yemen
- Waterfalls of Yemen
- Valleys of Yemen
- World Heritage Sites in Yemen
Regions of Yemen
Ecoregions of Yemen
Administrative divisions 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
Governorates of Yemen
| Governorate | Arabic | Capital City | Area [2] km2 |
Pop (2004) [3] |
Map Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Adan | عدن | Aden | 825 | 589,419 | 1 |
| 'Amran | عمران | 'Amran | 9,013 | 877,786 | 2 |
| Abyan | أبين | Zinjibar | 20,380 | 433,819 | 3 |
| Ad Dali' | الضالع | Ad Dali' | 4,448 | 470,564 | 4 |
| Al Bayda' | البيضاء | Al Bayda | 10,487 | 577,369 | 5 |
| Al Hudaydah | الحديدة | Al Hudaydah | 15,407 | 2,157,552 | 6 |
| Al Jawf | الجوف | Al Jawf | 46,170 | 443,797 | 7 |
| Al Mahrah | المهرة | Al Ghaydah | 78,073 | 88,594 | 8 |
| Al Mahwit | المحويت | Al Mahwit | 2,452 | 494,557 | 9 |
| Amanat Al Asimah | أَمَانَة ٱلْعَاصِمَة | San'a' | 126 | 1,747,834 | 10 |
| Dhamar | ذمار | Dhamar | 8,705 | 1,330,108 | 11 |
| Hadramaut | حضرموت | Mukalla | 195,626 | 1,028,556 | 12 |
| Hajjah | حجة | Hajjah | 9,376 | 1,479,568 | 13 |
| Ibb | إب | Ibb | 6,031 | 2,131,861 | 14 |
| Lahij | لحج | Lahij | 14,003 | 722,694 | 15 |
| Ma'rib | مأرب | Ma'rib | 19,529 | 238,522 | 16 |
| Raymah | ريمة | Hajjah | 2,239 | 394,448 | 17 |
| Sa'dah | صعدة | Sa'dah | 14,364 | 695,033 | 18 |
| Sana'a | محافظة صنعاء | San'a' | 13,730 | 919,215 | 19 |
| Shabwah | شبوة | Ataq | 45,519 | 470,440 | 20 |
| Ta'izz | تعز | Ta'izz | 11,573 | 2,393,425 | 21 |
| Socotra | سقطرى | Hadibou | 3,796 | 175,020 | 22 |
Districts of Yemen
- The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (muderiah).
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
Municipalities of Yemen
- Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
- Cities of Yemen
Demography 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
Executive branch of the government of Yemen
- Head of state: President of Yemen, Rashad Al-Alimi
- Vice President of Yemen, Presidential Leadership Council
- Head of government (appointed by the President): Prime Minister of Yemen, Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak
- Cabinet of Yemen
Legislative branch of the government of Yemen
- Parliament of Yemen (bicameral)
- Upper house: Assembly of Representatives of Yemen (301 members, each elected to serve a 6-year term)
- Lower house: Consultative Council of Yemen (59 members, appointed by the President)
Judicial branch of the government of Yemen
Court system of Yemen
- Supreme Court of Yemen (ar)
- Commercial Courts of Yemen
Foreign relations of Yemen
International organization membership
International organization membership of Yemen The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]
Military of Yemen
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Defense Minister (ar) : Mohammed Nasser Ahmed Ali (ar)
- Commander-in-chief:
- Military:
- Army of Yemen
- Yemeni Air Force and Air Defense
- Navy of Yemen
- Yemeni border guards (ar)
- 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
- Timeline of the history of Yemen
- Current events of Yemen
- Military history of Yemen
Culture of Yemen
- Architecture of Yemen
- Cuisine of Yemen
- Festivals in Yemen
- Languages of Yemen
- Media in Yemen
- National symbols of Yemen
- Prostitution in Yemen
- Public holidays in Yemen
- Records of Yemen
- Religion in Yemen
- Christianity in Yemen
- Hinduism in Yemen
- Islam in Yemen
- Judaism in Yemen
- Sikhism in Yemen
- World Heritage Sites in Yemen
Art in Yemen
- Art in Yemen
- Cinema of Yemen
- Literature of Yemen
- Music of Yemen
- Television in Yemen
- Theatre in Yemen
Sports in Yemen
Economy and infrastructure of Yemen
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 88th (eighty-eighth)
- Agriculture in Yemen
- Banking in Yemen
- Communications 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
- Water supply and sanitation in Yemen
Education in Yemen
Health in Yemen
See also
- Index of Yemen-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Yemen-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ a b "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ ctv.ca Yemen, divisions
- ^ Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen. General Population Housing and Establishment Census 2004 Final Results [1] Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Statistic Yearbook 2005 of Yemen [2] Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Yemen
- Government
- List of Yemen government links
- Yemen Parliament homepage
- General information
- Yemeni Students Association Abroad
- BBC News Country Profile - Yemen
- Economy
- Yemen Constitution
- Humanitarian news
- IRIN Yemen: humanitarian news and analysis
- Painstakingly slow progress on poverty reduction
- Qat cultivation threatening water resources
- Moves afoot to reduce number of fire-arms in cities
- Video short on the effect guns have on the local population in Yemen (03:08 - Windows Media Player)
- Other
- French Center for Archeology and Social Sciences CEFAS
- AAYSP: American Association of Yemeni Scientists and Professionals.
- Voter turnout, Gender quotas, Electoral system design and Political party financing in Yemen
- Cnn News Report on the eruption
