YE
Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Yemen sits in Western Asia and uses YER - Yemeni rial (﷼). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Sana'a
Population
32.7M
Area
528K km2
Population
32.7M
32,684,503 people
Area
528K km2
527,968 square kilometers
Density
62/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Sana'a
15.37, 44.19
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Yemen, officially listed here as Republic of Yemen, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Yemen, YE, YEM, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Yemen is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 32,684,503 people and a land area of 527,968 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 62 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 15, 48, while the capital coordinate reference is 15.37, 44.19. Yemen shares listed land borders with OMN, SAU, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Sana'a (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Sanaa, Aden, Al Ḩudaydah, Ta‘izz and Ibb. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Yemen, capital of Yemen, and major urban areas in Yemen. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under a provisional government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Yemen uses calling code +967, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists YER - Yemeni rial (﷼), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as YAR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 36.7 for 2014.
How to use this profile
This Yemen profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
YE / YEM
Top-level domains
.ye
Continents
Asia
Border countries
OMN, SAU
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
YAR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Yemen is represented by the YE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Sanaa
Amānat al ‘Āşimah
2,957,000
primary
#2
Aden
‘Adan
1,154,410
admin
#3
Al Ḩudaydah
Al Ḩudaydah
617,871
admin
#4
Ta‘izz
Ta‘izz
615,467
admin
#5
Ibb
Ibb
350,864
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a provisional government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+967
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
36.7
2014