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Outline of Yemen

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The location of Yemen
An enlargeable map of Yemen

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

Yemensovereign 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

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An enlargeable basic map of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

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An enlargeable topographic map of Yemen

Geography of Yemen

 Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
 Oman 288 km
  • Coastline: 1,906 km

Environment of Yemen

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An enlargeable satellite image of Yemen

Natural geographic features of Yemen

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Regions of Yemen

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Regions of Yemen

Ecoregions of Yemen

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List of ecoregions in Yemen

Administrative divisions of Yemen

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Administrative divisions of Yemen Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.

Governorates of Yemen
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Governorates of Yemen

Governorates of Yemen

Governorate Arabic Capital City Area [2]
km2
Pop
(2004) [3]
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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
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Districts of Yemen

Districts of Yemen

Sub-districts of Yemen
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  • Yemen's districts are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).
Municipalities of Yemen
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Municipalities of Yemen

Demography of Yemen

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Demographics of Yemen

Government and politics of Yemen

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Politics of Yemen

Branches of the government of Yemen

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Government of Yemen

Executive branch of the government of Yemen

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Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

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Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

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Court system of Yemen

Foreign relations of Yemen

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Foreign relations of Yemen

International organization membership

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International organization membership of Yemen The Republic of Yemen is a member of:[1]

Military of Yemen

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Military of Yemen

Local government in Yemen

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Local government in Yemen

History of Yemen

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History of Yemen

Culture of Yemen

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Culture of Yemen

Art in Yemen

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Sports in Yemen

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Sports in Yemen

Economy and infrastructure of Yemen

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Economy of Yemen

Education in Yemen

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Education in Yemen

Health in Yemen

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Health in Yemen

See also

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Yemen

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yemen". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ ctv.ca Yemen, divisions
  3. ^ 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
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Wikimedia Atlas of Yemen

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