Yemen
Republic of Yemen · Western Asia
Yemen is a country in Western Asia, with Sana'a as its capital, home to about 41,773,878 people. Yemen shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Sana'a |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia |
| Currency | Yemeni rial (YER ï·¼) |
| Calling code | +967 |
| ISO codes | YE / YEM / 887 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇾🇪 |
| Population | 41,773,878 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 527,968 km² |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .ye |
| Demonym | Yemeni |
Bordering countries
About Yemen
Yemen, officially Republic of Yemen, is a United Nations member state in Western Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Sana'a. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Yemeni rial (ï·¼), using the code YER.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Yemen for Sana'a’s own facts and history.
To call Yemen from abroad, dial the country code +967. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes YE (alpha-2) and YEM (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 41,773,878.
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How Yemen compares
- Area: 527,968 km², ranking 49 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 41,773,878, ranking 37 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 79 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Yemen
3 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.