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Outline of Yemen

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Outline of Yemen

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Yemen:

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Yemen – sovereign country located on the southern portion of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. With a population of more than 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (259 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia. Yemen is the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula.

Geography of Yemen

  • Yemen is: a country
  • Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
  • Asia
  • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
  • Arabian Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Yemen
  • High: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 m (12,028 ft)
  • Low: Arabian Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,746 km
  • Coastline: 1,906 km
  • Population of Yemen: 22,389,000 - 50th most populous country
  • Area of Yemen: 527,968 km2
  • Atlas of Yemen

    • Environment of Yemen

  • Climate of Yemen
  • Ecoregions in Yemen
  • Renewable energy in Yemen
  • Geology of Yemen
  • Protected areas of Yemen
  • Biosphere reserves in Yemen
  • National parks of Yemen
  • Wildlife of Yemen
  • Fauna of Yemen
  • Birds of Yemen
  • Mammals of Yemen

    • Natural geographic features of Yemen

  • Glaciers of Yemen: none
  • Islands of Yemen
  • Lakes of Yemen
  • Mountains of Yemen
  • Volcanoes in Yemen
  • Rivers of Yemen
  • Waterfalls of Yemen
  • Valleys of Yemen
  • World Heritage Sites in Yemen

    • Administrative divisions of Yemen

    Yemen is divided into 21 governorates, subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah) and 2,210 sub-districts.

  • Governorates of Yemen
  • Districts of Yemen
  • Sub-districts of Yemen
  • Municipalities of Yemen
    • Governorates of Yemen
    Districts of Yemen
  • The governorates of Yemen are divided into 333 districts (muderiah).
    • Sub-districts of Yemen
  • Yemen's districts are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).
    • Municipalities of Yemen
  • Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
  • Cities of Yemen

    • Demography of Yemen

  • Women in Yemen

    • Government and politics of Yemen

    Politics of Yemen

  • Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
  • Capital of Yemen: Sana'a
  • Elections in Yemen
  • Political parties in Yemen

    • Executive branch of the government of Yemen

  • Head of state: President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh
  • Vice President of Yemen, Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi
  • Head of government (appointed by the President): Prime Minister of Yemen, Ali Muhammad Mujawar
  • Cabinet of Yemen

    • Legislative branch of the government of Yemen

  • Parliament of Yemen (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Assembly of Representatives of Yemen (301 members, eachy elected to serve a 6-year term)
  • Lower house: Consultative Council of Yemen (ar) (59 members, appointed by the President)

    • Judicial branch of the government of Yemen

  • Supreme Court of Yemen (ar)
  • Commercial Courts of Yemen

    • Foreign relations of Yemen

  • Diplomatic missions in Yemen
  • Diplomatic missions of Yemen

    • International organization membership

    The Republic of Yemen is a member of:

    Military of Yemen

  • Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
  • Defense Minister (ar) : Mohammed Nasser Ahmed Ali (ar)
  • Military:
  • Army of Yemen
  • Yemeni Air Force and Air Defense
  • Navy of Yemen
  • Yemeni border guards (ar)
  • Yemeni strategic reserve forces (ar) :
  • Special forces of Yemen (ar)
  • Yemeni presidential protection forces (ar)
  • missile brigades (Yemen) (ar)
  • Reserve forces for the Ministry of Defense (Yemen) (ar) :
  • Military history of Yemen(ar)
  • 1st Armoured Division (ar)
  • Republican Guard
  • Military ranks of Yemen (ar)
  • Military Industrialization Commission of the Yemeni armed forces

    • History of Yemen

  • Military history of Yemen

    • Culture of Yemen

  • Architecture of Yemen
  • Cuisine of Yemen
  • Festivals in Yemen
  • Languages of Yemen
  • Media in Yemen
  • National symbols of Yemen
  • Coat of arms of Yemen
  • Flag of Yemen
  • National anthem of Yemen
  • Prostitution in Yemen
  • Public holidays in Yemen
  • Records of Yemen
  • Religion in Yemen
  • Christianity in Yemen
  • Hinduism in Yemen
  • Islam in Yemen
  • Judaism in Yemen
  • Sikhism in Yemen
  • World Heritage Sites in Yemen

    • Art in Yemen

  • Art in Yemen
  • Cinema of Yemen
  • Literature of Yemen
  • Music of Yemen
  • Television in Yemen
  • Theatre in Yemen

    • Sports in Yemen

  • Football in Yemen
  • Yemen at the Olympics

    • Economy and infrastructure of Yemen

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 88th (eighty-eighth)
  • Agriculture in Yemen
  • Banking in Yemen
  • National Bank of Yemen
  • Communications in Yemen
  • Internet in Yemen
  • Companies of Yemen
  • Currency of Yemen: Rial
  • ISO 4217: YER
  • Energy in Yemen
  • Energy policy of Yemen
  • Oil industry in Yemen
  • Mining in Yemen
  • Yemen Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Yemen
  • Transport in Yemen
  • Airports in Yemen
  • Rail transport in Yemen
  • Roads in Yemen
  • Water supply and sanitation in Yemen

    • Health in Yemen

  • Health care in Yemen

    • References

    Outline of Yemen Wikipedia
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