ASIA
🇾🇪 Yemen
Level 4 — Do Not Travel
Advisory Level
Level 4
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Dec 19, 2025
About Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Including the Socotra Archipelago, mainland Yemen is located in southern Arabia; bordering Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Somaliland and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,503 square kilometres, with a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometres, Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula by area, and the largest by population.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Sana'a
Population
32.7 million
Area
527,968 km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Yemeni rial
Travel Advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Do not travel due to life-threatening risks. U.S. citizens should depart immediately if safe to do so.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Yemeni rial (YER)
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 69.3 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Asia
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Population
- 32,684,503
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling Code
- +967
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- YE