Location : middle east. bordering the arabian sea. gulf of aden. and red sea. between oman and saudi arabia Geographic Coordinates
: 15 00 n. 48 00 e Map Reference : middle east Area :
total: 527.970 sq km land: 527.970 sq km water: 0 sq km note: 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) Area Comparative: slightly larger than twice the size of wyoming
Yemen More Facts
Land boundaries :
total: 1.746 km border countries: oman 288 km. saudi arabia 1.458 km coastline
: 269 Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Climate:
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot. dry. harsh desert in east Terrain
: narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the arabian peninsula Elevation extremes : lowest point: arabian sea 0 m highest point: jabal an nabi shu'ayb 3.760 m Natural Resources
:petroleum. fish. rock salt. marble. small deposits of coal. gold. lead. nickel. and copper. fertile soil in west Land use : arable land: 2.78% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 96.98% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 4.900 sq km (1998 est.)
