Yemen

Republic of Yemen

Official nameRepublic of Yemen

CapitalSana'a

RegionAsia — Western Asia

Area527,968 km²

LandlockedNo

LanguagesArabic

CurrenciesYemeni rial (﷼)

DemonymYemeni

Approx. coordinates15°, 48°

Yemen sits within Western Asia, a subregion of Asia. Sana'a serves as the capital city of Yemen, which has at least one coastline. It covers approximately 527,968 km², and the main language is Arabic, with the Yemeni rial (﷼) as its currency. Yemen borders 2 countries on land, one of the details that can help identify it by outline alone.

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Countries bordering Yemen

Yemen shares a land border with 2 countries.

Oman Asia

Saudi Arabia Asia