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Republic of Yemen
ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّةُ ٱلْيَمَنِيَّةُ (Arabic)
al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah
Motto: ٱللَّهُ، ٱلْوَطَنُ، ٱلثَوْرَةُ، ٱلْوَحْدَةُ
Allāh, al-Waṭan, ath-Thawrah, al-Waḥdah
"God, the Homeland, Revolution, Unity"
Anthem: الجمهورية المتحدة
al-Jumhūriyyah al-Muttaḥidah
"United Republic"
Capital
and largest city
Sanaa[a]
15°20′54″N 44°12′23″E / 15.34833°N 44.20639°E / 15.34833; 44.20639
Government seatAden[b]
Official language
and national language		Arabic[2]
Ethnic groups
(2000)[3]
Religion
(2020)[4]
DemonymsYemeni
Yemenite
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic under a provisional government
Rashad al-Alimi[c]
Shaea al-Zindani[d]
Sultan al-Barakani
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Shura Council
• Lower house
House of Representatives
Establishment
22 May 1990
16 May 1991
Area
• Total
455,503[5] km2 (175,871 sq mi) (54th)
• Water (%)
Negligible
Population
• 2023 estimate
Neutral increase 32,684,503[6] (48th)
• Density
71.8/km2 (186.0/sq mi) (143rd)
GDP (PPP)2025 estimate
• Total
Increase $69.960 billion[7] (117th)
• Per capita
Increase $1,670[8] (183rd)
GDP (nominal)2025 estimate
• Total
Decrease $17.400 billion[7] (135th)
• Per capita
Decrease $416[8] (190th)
Gini (2014)36.7[9]
medium inequality
HDI (2023)Increase 0.470[10]
low (184th)
CurrencyYemeni rial (YER)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Calling code+967
ISO 3166 codeYE
Internet TLD.ye
اليمن.

Yemen,[e] officially the Republic of Yemen,[f] is a country in West Asia.[11] 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