Republic of Yemen

The Republic of Yemen is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen is composed of former North and South Yemen. It borders the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden on the south, the Red Sea on the west, ► Oman to the northeast and the rest of the country borders ► Saudi Arabia. It has maritime borders with ► Eritrea, ► Djibouti and ► Somalia, esp. ► Somaliland. Its territory includes the remote island of Socotra, about 350 kilometres (217 mi) to the south off the coast of East Africa.

Short name  Yemen

Official  name Republic of Yemen

Status Independent country since 1918, united since 1990 Location Middle East Capital ^[2] صنعاء‎ (Sana)

Population 29,975,000

inhabitants Area 527,968 km² Major  

languages Arabic (official) Major  religions Islam