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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in southern Arabia, the country includes the Socotra Archipelago and borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west. It also shares maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 sq mi), with a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi), Yemen is the second-largest country on the Arabian Peninsula by both area and population. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's population is estimated at 34.7 million, predominantly Muslim Arabs. Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. The Sabaeans formed a thriving commercial kingdom that influenced parts of modern Ethiopia and Eritrea. In…

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Yemen

FCDO travel advice for Yemen. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Yemen

Capital: Sanaa
Language: Arabic
Currency: Yemeni rial
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Calling code: +967
Internet domain: .ye
Driving side: right
Plug type: NEMA 1-15
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Yemen

اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنيةUnity Day2026-02-05

عيد العمالLabour Day2026-05-01

ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدةRevolution Day2026-09-26

ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدةLiberation Day2026-10-14

عيد الجلاءIndependence Day2026-11-30

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalSanaa

Population28,498,687

CurrencyYER

Languagesar-YE

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Cities

◎Sanaa1,937,451 residents ◎Aden1,079,670 residents ◎Taiz940,600 residents ◎Ibb771,514 residents ◎Al Ḩudaydah734,699 residents ◎Mukalla594,951 residents ◎Dhamār160,114 residents ◎‘Amrān90,792 residents ◎Sayyān69,404 residents ◎Zabīd52,590 residents ◎Sa'dah51,870 residents ◎Bājil48,218 residents ◎Ḩajjah43,549 residents ◎Dhī as Sufāl37,997 residents ◎Al Bayda37,821 residents ◎Ataq37,315 residents ◎Bayt al Faqīh34,204 residents ◎Yarīm33,050 residents ◎Saḩar31,859 residents ◎Laḩij23,375 residents ◎Ghayl Bā Wazīr21,259 residents ◎Zinjibār19,879 residents ◎Al Ḩazm18,241 residents ◎Ma'rib16,794 residents ◎Mocha16,794 residents ◎Aḑ Ḑāli‘14,760 residents ◎Jawf al Maqbābah14,175 residents ◎Al Ghayz̧ah10,948 residents ◎Al Maḩwīt10,593 residents ◎Jadder Cemetery10,000 residents ◎Hadibu8,545 residents ◎Shibām7,000 residents ◎CPF6,000 residents ◎Al Madakisha5,000 residents ◎Village of ALAMRAH4,500 residents ◎Qalansīyah3,500 residents ◎Khimār3,000 residents ◎Kilmia2,013 residents ◎Al-Medy Village, قرية المدي2,000 residents ◎Al Qabyal2,000 residents ◎Al Madu1,986 residents ◎Ahl Mohammed bin Ahmed1,800 residents ◎At Taḩāluf1,281 residents ◎Al Ḩamdī1,273 residents ◎AL-khashā upper1,100 residents ◎Suḩayl Shibām645 residents ◎Al ‘Inān100 residents ◎Sāqayn41 residents ◎Banī al ‘Awwām41 residents ◎Ash Shawātī25 residents ◎Al Musaymīr3 residents ◎Al Khāniq2 residents ◎DaḩasuwaysTravel guide ◎Ash ShiḩrTravel guide ◎Al GhaylahTravel guide ◎JudaydahTravel guide ◎ḐawrānTravel guide ◎Najd al Jamā‘īTravel guide ◎Z̧almah al ‘UlyāTravel guide ◎Sūq ar Rubū‘Travel guide ◎Ash ShuqayrahTravel guide ◎Al MasālīyahTravel guide ◎Ar RawnahTravel guide ◎Ar RamādīTravel guide ◎Al AḩadTravel guide ◎Aḑ Ḑil‘Travel guide ◎Sūq ŞirwāḩTravel guide ◎MajzarTravel guide ◎BidbadahTravel guide ◎MatwaḩTravel guide ◎ŞuwayrTravel guide ◎WaḑarahTravel guide ◎Al MirwāḩTravel guide ◎Sūq ShamarTravel guide ◎Mustabā’Travel guide ◎An Naz̧īrTravel guide ◎Aţ ŢawīlahTravel guide ◎ZarājahTravel guide ◎Az ZāhirTravel guide ◎YufrusTravel guide ◎WashḩahTravel guide ◎Wa‘lānTravel guide ◎Dhī JalālTravel guide ◎‘UsaylānTravel guide ◎‘UbālTravel guide ◎ThamūdTravel guide ◎TarimTravel guide ◎As SuwaydāTravel guide ◎AbsTravel guide ◎ŞīfTravel guide ◎Shiḩan as SufláTravel guide ◎ShibāmTravel guide ◎Ash SharyahTravel guide ◎SharasTravel guide ◎Shahārat al GhīsTravel guide ◎SayḩūtTravel guide ◎Şanā’Travel guide ◎SāhTravel guide ◎RiḩābTravel guide ◎Radā‘Travel guide

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Aden International AirportAdenADE Riyan International AirportMukalla(Riyan)RIYSanaa International AirportSanaaSAH Seiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyunGXF Al Ghaydah International AirportAl GhaydahAAY Ataq AirportAtaqAXK Socotra AirportMoriSCT Taiz International AirportTaizTAI Abs AirportAbsEAB Al Ain Airport Ain District, Shabwah Governorate, YemenAin DistrictWDA Al-Bayda AirportAl-BaydaBYD Al-Bough AirportAl-BoughBUK