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ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: YE

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code YE

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Below, you can find technical information regarding the YE code, which represents Yemen within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

General Information
Essential identifiers, names, and flag.
Country Code
YE
Related Codes
YEM887YM
Official Name (Native)
الجمهورية اليمنية (Arabic)
Common Name
Yemen
Common Name (Native)
اليمن (Arabic)
Flag
Geography
Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Region
Arabian Peninsula
Area
527,968 km²
Country Bounds
N: 19, S: 12.1111, W: 42.5325, E: 54.5305
Landlocked
No
Coordinates of Capital
Sanaa (15.35, 44.2)
Terrain
narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountainsdissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula
Climate
mostly deserthot and humid along west coasttemperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoonextraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
Border Countries
Oman 294 kmSaudi Arabia 1,307 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Sanaa
Government Type
Republic
Established
1918
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +3 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
28,498,687
Population Density
53.98 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Yemeni(s) Adjective: Yemeni
Distribution
the vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country
Official Language
Arabic
Literacy Rate
70.1%
National Symbols
National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers.
National Anthem
"al-qumhuriyatu l-muttahida" (United Republic)
National Holiday
Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
National Symbols
golden eagle
National Colors
red, white, black
National Dish
Saltah
Economy
Currency, GDP, and other key economic information.
Currency
YER – Yemeni Rial (﷼)
Measurement Units
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.ye
Calling Code
+967
  • +967-1 – Sana'a
  • +967-2 – Aden
  • +967-3 – Hodeidah
Internet Hosts
33,206
Internet Users
2,349,000
Phones (Mobile)
13,900,000 lines
Phones (Landline)
1,100,000 lines

Yemen, located in the Middle East, shares its borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, and boasts a coastline along the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea.

*The map highlights the location of Yemen.

Related locale codes

ar-YE – Arabic (Yemen)

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