Yemen

Capital: Sana'a Population: 23,833,000 Official Languages: Arabic Time Zone: +3 Dialing Code: +967

Government: Unitary presidential republic Area: 527,829 km2 largest city: Sana'a Currency : Yemeni rial ISO 3166 code: YE

Basic Info

The Republic of Yemen, commonly known as Yemen, is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east.

Geography

Yemen is located in Western Asia, in the southern half of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. It lies south of Saudi Arabia and west of Oman, between latitudes 12° and 19° N and longitudes 42° and 55° E.

Climate

Temperatures are generally very high in Yemen, particularly in the coastal regions. Rainfall is limited, with variations based on elevation. The highlands enjoy a temperate, rainy summer with an average high temperature of 21 °C (69.8 °F) and a cool, moderately dry winter with temperatures occasionally dipping below 0 °C (32.0 °F). The climate of the Tihamah (western coastal plain) is tropical; temperatures occasionally exceed 54 °C (129.2 °F)

and the humidity ranges from 50 to 70 percent. Rainfall, which comes in irregular heavy torrents, averages 130 millimetres (5.12 in) annually.

In Aden the average temperature is 25 °C (77.0 °F) in January and 32 °C (89.6 °F) in June, but with highs often exceeding 37 °C (98.6 °F). Average annual rainfall is 127 millimetres (5 in). The highest mountainous areas of southern Yemen receive from 520 to 760 mm (20.5 to 29.9 in) of rain a year. Some areas of the western highlands, most notably Ibb and Ta'izz, receive from about 1,000–1,500 millimetres (39.4–59.1 in) of rain each year.

The capital, Sana'a, receives around 300 mm (11.8 in) a year, It is not uncommon for the northern and eastern sections of the country to receive no rain for five years or more. The Wadi Hadhramaut in the eastern part of Yemen is arid and hot, and the humidity ranges from 35 percent in June to 64 percent in January. Yemen is dry in the east and humid in the west.

Religion

Religion in Yemen consists primarily of two principal Islamic religious groups; 53% of the muslim population is Sunni and 45% is Shiite according to the UNHCR. Sunnis are primarily Shafi'i but also include significant groups of Malikis and Hanbalis. Shi'is are primarily Zaidis and also have significant minorities of Twelver Shias and Musta'ali Western Isma'ili Shias.

Administrative divisions

1 Sa'dah 2 Al Jawf 3 Hadramaut 4 Al Mahrah 5 Hajjah 6 'Amran 7 Al Mahwit 8 Amanat Al Asimah 9 Sana'a 10 Ma'rib 11 Al Hudaydah

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12 Raymah 13 Dhamar 14 Ibb 15 Ad Dali' 16 Al Bayda' 17 Shabwah 18 Ta'izz 19 Lahij 20 Abyan 21 'Adan

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