- Official name
- Republic of Yemen الجمهورية اليمنية · Arabic
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 28 million
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Currency
- Yemeni rial (YER)
- Neighbours
- Oman, Saudi Arabia
- Internet / phone
- .ye · +967
Where it is
Notable facts
- Socotra island has an extraordinary endemic flora, including the dragon’s blood tree; about a third of its plants are found nowhere else.
- Shibam’s mudbrick tower houses, some five to eleven storeys tall, are called the “Manhattan of the desert”.
- Sana’a has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years and its old city is a World Heritage site.
- Coffee took its European name from the Yemeni port of Mokha, an early hub of the coffee trade.
World Heritage 5 sites
National dish
Saltahسلتة A meat stew eaten with a frothy fenugreek whip and a green chilli relish, scooped with flatbread.