
Yemen Location Map

Yemen Facts
Full Official Name: Republic of Yemen
Demonym: Yemeni,Yemenite
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Area
Total Area: 527,968 km²
Total Land Area: 527,968 km²
Total Water Area: 0 km²
Demographics
Population: 32,140,443
Population Growth Rate: 1.78% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Sanaa (Population: 2,545,000)
Ethnic Groups: predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European
Languages: Arabic (official)
Religions: Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha’i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2020 est.)
Economy
Currency: Yemeni rial
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $73.63 billion (2017 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $2,500 (2017 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $384.5 million (2017 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: China 32%, Thailand 20%, India 12%, UAE 7%, Oman 5% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $4.079 billion (2017 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: China 26%, UAE 14%, Turkey 10%, India 10%, Oman 4% (2022)
Government
Type: in transition
Capital City: Sanaa (Population: 2,545,000)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+3 (AST)
Country Code: YE
Internet TLD: .ye
Climate Map of Yemen

Climate: Yemenmostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Topographic Map of Yemen
