Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; similar to the flag of Syria which has two green stars and of Iraq which has three green stars (plus an Arabic inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band.
21 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1 municipality*: Abyan, 'Adan, Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Amran, Damar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a', San'a'* [city], Shabwah, Socotra, and Ta'izz.
Population:
18,701,257 (July 2002 est.)
Languages:
Arabic
Geographic coordinates:
15° 00' N, 48° 00' E
Area total:
527,970 sq. km includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)
Land area:
527,970 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
1,746 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km
Coastline:
1,906 km
Elevation extremes:
Arabian Sea 0 m - Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m
Internet country code:
.ye
Currency:
Yemeni rial (YER)
Name - conventional long form:
Republic of Yemen
Name - conventional short form:
Yemen
Name - local long form:
Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
Name - local short form:
Al Yaman
Constitution:
16 May 1991, amended 29 September 1994 and February 2001