Yemen

country in West Asia
Country sovereign_state Q805
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Yemen is a country located in Asia[1]. The official language spoken is Arabic[2]. As of 2017, Yemen has a population of 28.3M[3]. The country spans an area of 456k[4]. Yemen operates under the time zone UTC+03:00 and Asia/Aden[5].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Climate
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Terrain
narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Natural resources
petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west
People & Society
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.)
Government
Government type
in transition
Independence
22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); notable earlier dates: 1 November 1918 (North Yemen independent from the Ottoman Empire), 27 September 1962 (North Yemen…
National holiday
Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
Legal system
mixed system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$18.719 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$200 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
0.8% (2018 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
29.1% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate
17.1% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
UAE 28%, India 21%, Saudi Arabia 17%, Oman 7%, Malaysia 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 23%, UAE 15%, Saudi Arabia 11%, Turkey 8%, India 7% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Yemen

Summary

Yemen is a sovereign state[1]. Yemen draws 3,087 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #136 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yemen is identified as part of the Arabs ethnic group[3].
  • Yemen is identified as part of the Somalis ethnic group[4].
  • Yemen was a member of United Nations[5].
  • Yemen was a member of League of Arab States[6].
  • Yemen was a member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation[7].
  • Yemen was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[8].
  • Yemen was a member of International Development Association[9].
  • Yemen was a member of International Finance Corporation[10].
  • Yemen is in the country of Yemen[11].
  • Yemen is on the body of water Red Sea[12].
  • Yemen is on the body of water Arabian Sea[13].
  • Yemen's head of government is recorded as Salem Saleh bin Braik[14].
  • Yemen is on the continent of Asia[15].
  • Yemen is on the continent of Africa[16].
  • Yemen's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[17].
  • Yemen's instance of is recorded as country[18].
  • Yemen's head of state is recorded as Rashad al-Alimi[19].
  • Yemen's capital is recorded as Sanaa[20].
  • Yemen's capital is recorded as Aden[21].
  • Yemen's official language is recorded as Arabic[22].
  • Yemen's currency is recorded as Yemeni Rial[23].
  • Yemen's shares border with is recorded as Saudi Arabia[24].
  • Yemen's shares border with is recorded as Oman[25].
  • Yemen's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .ye[26].
  • Yemen's anthem is recorded as National anthem of Yemen[27].

Body

Geography

Yemen is in the country of Yemen[11]. Adjacent water bodies include Red Sea[12], a sea[28], in Egypt[29] and Arabian Sea[13], a sea[30], in India[31]. Continents include Asia[15] and Africa[16]. Part of include Middle East[32], a transcontinental region[33], in Iran[34] and West Asia[35], a region[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state[17] and country[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yemen include Yemenis[37], a human population[38].

Why It Matters

Yemen draws 3,087 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #136 of 197).[2] Yemen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Yemen is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Yemen include Yemenis[37], a human population[38].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Constitution of Yemen. wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] . wikidata.org.
  13. [25] . wikidata.org.
  14. [26] . wikidata.org.
  15. [27] . yemen-nic.info. yemen-nic.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [32] . wikidata.org.
  21. [35] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [6] . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . oic-oci.org. Retrieved . oic-oci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [8] . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] . wikidata.org.
  27. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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