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🇾🇪Yemen

اليَمَن

Asia · Western AsiaSovereign stateAL
ISOYE · YEM · 887
LAT,LNG15.00, 48.00
TEL+967

Yemen is a sovereign country in Western Asia, Asia. Its capital is Sana'a. It has a population of about 29,825,968 across 527,968 km² — roughly 56 people per km². The currency is the Yemeni rial (YER ﷼). The official language is Arabic. Its ISO 3166 codes are YE, YEM, 887, and the international calling code is +967.

Capital
Sana'a
#48
Population
29,825,968
#51
Area
527,968 km²
#151
Density
56 /km²

Key facts about Yemen

GET/alpha/YE
Calling code
+967
Currencies
YER ﷼
Languages
Arabic
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Yemeni
Top-level domain
.ye
ISO codes
YE · YEM · 887
Coordinates
15.00, 48.00
Capital
Sana'a

Other names for Yemen

Yemeni Republical-Jumhūriyyah al-YamaniyyahYémenJemenIémenイエメン

Largest cities in Yemen (12)

GET/cities?country=YE

Countries bordering Yemen (2)

GET/borders/yemen

Frequently asked questions about Yemen

What is the capital of Yemen?

The capital of Yemen is Sana'a.

What is the population of Yemen?

Yemen has a population of about 29,825,968, the 48th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Yemen?

Yemen uses the Yemeni rial (YER, symbol ﷼).

What languages are spoken in Yemen?

The main language of Yemen is Arabic.

What is the calling code for Yemen?

The international dialing code for Yemen is +967.

Which countries border Yemen?

Yemen shares land borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Query Yemen from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Yemen; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/YE
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/YEM
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/887
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/YEM
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/yemen
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=YE
Largest cities in YemenDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/yemen
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=15&lng=48
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Asia
Countries in AsiaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Western%20Asia
Countries in Western AsiaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/YER
Countries using the Yemeni rialDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/ar
Countries that speak ArabicDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/967
Countries with calling code +967Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/ye
Countries on the .ye domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Yemeni
Countries whose people are "Yemeni"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Sana'a
Find a country by capital (Sana'a)Docs
See Yemen on the interactive map